Joe M. Kilgore Papers 1952-1969

United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Kilgore, Joe M., 1918-1999

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Born in Brown County, Texas, Joe Madison Kilgore (1918-1999) grew up in Rising Star and Mission, Texas, with his parents William Henry and Myrtle Armstrong Kilgore. In the 1930s, he attended Westmoreland College, now Trinity University, in San Antonio, Texas, before entering the University of Texas (UT) Law School. In 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps to serve in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II. He rose to the rank of major general and earned s...

Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives

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Texas State Representative Fred M. Bosse was born on July 18, 1947. He received his BS from Texas A&M University and his JD in 1972 from the University of Houston, Bates College of Law. Bosse was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1990 and served through 2002 as a Democrat from Houston, representing District 128, Harris County (part). While in the House, he served on the following committees: Science and Technology (1991-1992); Natural Resources (1991-1994); Transportation (Vic...

Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Kilgore, Joe, 1918-1999

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Democratic Party (Tex.)

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The Democratic Party in Texas has played an important role in the political history of Texas since its declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836. Settlers from the south and east brought an overwhelming allegiance to the Democratic Party, making it the only competitive political party in the state throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. The party’s dominance in local, state, and federal government over an ineffective Republican party, resulted in both a great influence o...