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| Name | Wilbert L. "Pappy" O'Daniel |
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Fort Worth, Texas , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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March 11, 1890
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| Died | May 11, 1969
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| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modifed | Rob Ritchie
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| Info | Born in Malta, Morgan County, Ohio, March 11, 1890; reared on a cattle ranch near Arlington, Kans.; attended the public schools and business college in Hutchinson, Kans.; engaged in the flour milling and merchandising business, Fort Worth, Tex., 1909-1938; radio personality; elected Governor of Texas in 1938, reelected in 1940, and served until August 3, 1941, when he resigned, having been elected to the Senate; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Morris Sheppard; reelected in 1942 and served from August 4, 1941, until January 3, 1949; was not a candidate for renomination in 1948; unsuccessful candidate for the gubernatorial nomination in 1956; owned and operated several life insurance companies in Texas; died in Dallas, Tex., May 11, 1969; interment in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
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