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BLAKLEY, William Arvis (1898-1976)

Democrat of Texas

0th congressional district

Served in Senate 1957-1959, 1961-1963

Total roll-call votes cast: 61

Note: This member has cast relatively few votes and so their ideological score may be unstable or inaccurate. Members who have cast at least 100 votes have more reliable scores.

Biography

a Senator from Texas; born in Miami Station, Saline County, Mo., November 17, 1898; moved with his parents to Arapaho, Custer County, Okla.; during the First World War served in the United States Army; admitted to the bar in 1933 and commenced practice in Dallas, Tex.; appointed on January 15, 1957, as a Democrat by the Governor to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Price Daniel and served from January 15, 1957, to April 28, 1957; declined to be a candidate for election to the vacancy; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for a full term to the United States Senate in 1958; again appointed by the Governor on January 3, 1961, to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lyndon B. Johnson and served from January 3, 1961, to June 14, 1961; unsuccessful candidate to fill the vacancy; resumed former business interests; died in Dallas, Tex., January 5, 1976; interment in Restland Memorial Park.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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