Blundell, James H., Jr., papers, 1935-1940

Blundell, James H., Jr., 1912-1981

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Born in Smithville, Texas, James H. Blundell, Jr. attended Baylor University and began his political career shortly thereafter on the 1932 gubernatorial campaign of James V. Allred. Blundell went on to work for the campaigns of many more Texas democrats, including Ernest O. Thompson, Bascom Giles, Governor Price Daniel, Lyndon B. Johnson, and John B. Connally. In 1940, he was called to manage Johnson’s Congressional office while the Texas Representative served two years in the navy....

Texas. General Land Office

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The Texas General Land Office, established in 1836, administered land grants and public lands of Texas. From the description of Texas. : General Land Office, index of letters received, 1837-1854. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39089216 Jack Giberson (1919- 2007) retired from the General Land Office after 41 years of service. Giberson was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised on a ranch near Alice, Texas. After earning a degree in Economics from The Un...

Thompson, Ernest Othmer, 1892-1966

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Lawyer (1892-1967); Mayor of Amarillo, Texas (1929-1932); Texas railroad commissioner (1932-1965); member and chairman of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission (1935-1965); candidate for governor against W. Lee O'Daniel in 1938 and 1940. From the description of Thompson, Ernest Othmer, papers, 1907-1967. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23285446 ...

Young Democratic Clubs of Texas.

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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...

Giles, Bascom, 1900-1993

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