Norvell, James R., Papers 1909-1969

Norvell, James R., 1902-1969

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Born in Hayden, Colorado, James Rankin Norvell (1902-1969) was the son of Robert and Jane Norvell. An attorney and judge by profession, Norvell graduated from the University of Colorado with both a baccalaureate and law degree and was admitted to the Texas bar in 1926. On April 21, 1927 he married Mabel Elizabeth Keeley (1903-1990) and settled in Edinburg, Texas, where he practiced law for thirteen years as a partner in the firm Kelley, Looney, and Norvell. In 1940, Norvell was elec...

Norvell, Mabel Elizabeth Keeley, 1903-1990

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Samachson, Joseph, 1906-1980

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Born at Kaskaskia, Ill., a descendent of Pierre Menard, Hugh Maxwell, and William Morrison, all early settlers and prominent in Illinois history, he studied law and practiced in St. Louis until he moved to Texas where he continued to research his family genealogy to establish heirship and used the information in a 1943 law suit to recover Menard's land for the family heirs. He also wrote unpublished family histories on the Maxwell and Morrison families, co-authored "Alias, Billy the Kid" in 1955...

Greenhill, Joe R., b. 1914

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Maverick, Fontaine Maury, 1895-1954

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Walker, Ruel C.

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St. Mary’s University (San Antonio, Tex.). School of Law

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Wright, Charles Alan.

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Charles Alan Wright was born on September 3, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After receiving his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1947, Wright earned his law degree from Yale Law School in 1949. From Yale Wright went on to clerk for Judge Charles E. Clark of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Wright's first teaching job came in 1950 at the University of Minnesota. In 1955, Wright accepted a professorship at the University of Texas, teaching courses in Federal Courts, Constitutional Law, and a...

Daniel, Marion Price, 1910-1988

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Raba, Ernest A.

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Texas. Supreme Court

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Jurisdiction to naturalize persons as citizens of the United States extends to state courts having a seal, a clerk, and jurisdiction in law and/or equity in which the amount of controversy is unlimited (U.S.C.A. 8 Sec. 1421). The Texas Supreme Court meets these naturalization jurisdiction requirements and has been used by foreign nationals seeking United States citizenship. From the guide to the Galveston Term Naturalization declarations of intent, 1855 and 1867-1869, (bulk 1855), (R...

Kilday, Paul Joseph, 1900-1968

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Paul Joseph Kilday (1900-1968) was born in Sabinal, Texas, and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He attended St. Mary's College. Kilday was elected representative of the 20th Congressional District of Texas in the U. S. House of Representatives and later served as a judge on the U. S. Court of Military Appeals. From the description of Kilday, Paul, papers, 1938-1961. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 70731149 ...

Sheppard, John Morris, 1875-1941

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Walker, Moses B., 1819-1895

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Fortney, Walter S., b. 1839

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Calvert, Robert W. (Robert Wilburn), 1905-1994

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Robert Wilburn Calvert (1905-1994), born in Lawrence County, Tennessee, was Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1961 to 1972. At age eight, he arrived in Texas shortly after the death of his father when his mother placed a young Calvert and his siblings in the State Orphans’ Home in Corscicana. He resided there for the next decade, where he suffered from hunger, abuse, and nearly died from the 1918 influenza outbreak, unfortunately claiming his sister. Followin...

Keeton, W. Page, 1909-1999

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Clark, Thomas Campbell, 1899-1977

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Connally, Tom, 1877-1963

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Thomas Terry Connally (1877-1963) represented Texas in the United States Congress for 35 years, serving in the House of Representatives from 1916 to 1929 and in the Senate from 1929 to 1953. Best known for his Senate career, Connally was an able debater whose major assignments were to the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which he was chairman, 1941 to 1946 and 1949 to 1953. He was responsible for three national laws, which particularly affected Texas: the C...

Griffin, Meade F. (Meade Felix), 1894-1974

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Hickman, John E. (John Edward), 1883-1962

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One of seven children, John Edward Hickman (1883-1962) was born to Nathaniel Franklin Hickman and Mary J. (Porterfield) Hickman on a farm in Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas. After the death of his father at a young age, Hickman worked to help support the family. A graduate of Liberty Hill Normal and Business College, Hickman taught school first at Hog Mountain in Bell County and then in Lampasas, where he served as principal of the high school for two years. Hickman graduated...

Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993

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John Bowden Connally Jr. (February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) was an American politician. He served as the 39th Governor of Texas and as the 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury. He began his career as a Democrat and later became a Republican in 1973. Born in Floresville, Texas, Connally pursued a legal career after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. During World War II, he served on the staff of James Forrestal and Dwight D. Eisenhower before transferring to the Asiati...

Shepperd, John Ben, 1915-1990

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