Biography
A Representative from Texas; born in Trinity, Trinity County, Tex., June 1, 1933; attended the public schools; graduated from Trinity High School, 1951; while a student at Sam Houston State University at Huntsville, Tex., was appointed to the United States Naval Academy and received a B.S. from the Academy in 1956; served in the United States Navy, with rank of lieutenant, 1956-1960; engaged in the lumber business; elected to the Texas house of representatives, 1960-1966; elected to the Texas senate, 1966-1972; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third and to the eleven succeeding Congresses until his resignation on October 8, 1996 (January 3, 1973-October 8, 1996); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996; died on February 10, 2010, in Lufkin, Tex.; interment in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
