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Robert Ewing Thomason
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas · 1947
Robert Ewing Thomason , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Robert Ewing Thomason (May 30, 1879 – November 8, 1973) was an American politician and judge. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, the mayor of El Paso, a member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 16th congressional district, and a United States district judge of the Western District of Texas.
Education
- Southwestern UniversityB.S., 1898
- University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1900
Career
Private practice, Gainesville, Texas, 1900-1902, 1906-1912; District attorney, Cooke County, Texas, 1902-1906; Private practice, El Paso, Texas, 1912-1931; State representative, Texas, 1917-1921; speaker, 1920-1921; Mayor, El Paso, Texas, 1927-1930; U.S. representative from Texas, 1931-1947
Biography
Robert Ewing Thomason (May 30, 1879 – November 8, 1973) was an American politician and judge. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, the mayor of El Paso, a member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 16th congressional district, and a United States district judge of the Western District of Texas.
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