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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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1975-06-11 |
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| Name | Graham B. Purcell |
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Wichita Falls, Texas , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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May 05, 1919
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| Died | June 11, 2011
(92 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Feb 23, 2024 06:07pm |
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| Info | Graham Boynton Purcell, Jr.
born in Archer City, Archer County, Tex., May 5, 1919; attended the public schools; Texas A&M College, B.S., 1946 and Baylor University Law School, Waco, Tex., LL.B., 1949; entered the United States Army in 1941, serving as an Infantry officer in the Tunisian and Italian campaigns, and was discharged as a major in 1946; remained in active reserves; was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Big Spring, Tex., in 1949; appointed judge of the Eighty-ninth Judicial District Court of Texas in 1955 and elected to that office in 1956 and 1960, serving until 1962; delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1960 and 1964; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-seventh Congress, by special election, January 27, 1962, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank Ikard; reelected to the five succeeding Congresses and served from January 27, 1962, to January 3, 1973; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1972 to the Ninety-third Congress; resumed the practice of law; is a resident of Wichita Falls, Tex
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