Mann, Gerald C., 1907-1990

Born in Sulpher Springs, Texas, Gerald C. Mann (1907-1990) attended Southern Methodist University, where he was an All-American quarterback and class president in 1927. While earning a law degree from Harvard University, he also worked in a factory and as a Methodist minister to support his family with wife Anna Mary Mann. Returning to Texas, he opened the Dallas law firm Mann & Mann with his brother, where he worked until being appointed Texas Secretary of State in 1935. In 1939, Mann became the state's Attorney General, a position he held until 1944. After an unsuccessful run for Senate against Lyndon B. Johnson in 1941 and the end of his second term as Attorney General, Mann retired from politics to his Dallas law practice though he remained an active Democrat. In 1960, he served as director of the Kennedy-Johnson presidential ticket's Texas campaign. For his athletic accomplishments, Mann is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

From the guide to the Mann, Gerald C. Papers 88-43., 1929-1968, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Born in Sulpher Springs, Texas, Gerald C. Mann (1907-1990) attended Southern Methodist University, where he was an All-American quarterback and class president in 1927.

While earning a law degree from Harvard University, he also worked in a factory and as a Methodist minister to support his family with wife Anna Mary Mann. Returning to Texas, he opened the Dallas law firm Mann & Mann with his brother, where he worked until being appointed Texas Secretary of State in 1935. In 1939, Mann became the state's Attorney General, a position he held until 1944. After an unsuccessful run for Senate against Lyndon B. Johnson in 1941 and the end of his second term as Attorney General, Mann retired from politics to his Dallas law practice though he remained an active Democrat. In 1960, he served as director of the Kennedy-Johnson presidential ticket's Texas campaign. For his athletic accomplishments, Mann is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

From the description of Mann, Gerald C., Papers, 1929-1968 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 772633667