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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | H. Ray Roberts |
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McKinney, Texas , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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March 28, 1913
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| Died | April 13, 1992
(79 years)
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| Contributor | User 490 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Feb 22, 2022 07:17pm |
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| Info | born in Collin County, near McKinney, Tex., March 28, 1913; graduated from McKinney High School; attended Texas A.&M. University, North Texas State University, and University of Texas; served on the staff of Speaker Sam Rayburn of the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., 1941-1942; served in the United States Navy as a lieutenant commander from 1942 to 1945 in the Pacific and European theaters; recalled to active duty in the Korean conflict; captain, United States Naval Reserve; businessman with diversified interests including farming; served in the State senate, 1955-1962, and was president pro tempore, 1961; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-seventh Congress, by special election, January 30, 1962, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sam Rayburn; reelected to the nine succeeding Congresses and served from January 30, 1962, to January 3, 1981; chairman, Committee on Veterans� Affairs (Ninety-fourth through Ninety-sixth Congresses); was not a candidate in 1980 for reelection to the Ninety-seventh Congress; was a resident of Denton, Tex., until his death there on April 13, 1992.
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