Earle Cabell
Earle Cabell | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 |
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Preceded by | Bruce Reynolds Alger |
Succeeded by | Alan Steelman |
Mayor of Dallas | |
In office 1961 – February 3, 1964 |
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Preceded by | Robert L. Thornton |
Succeeded by | J. Erik Jonsson |
Personal details | |
Born | Dallas County, Texas |
October 27, 1906
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Dallas, Texas |
Political party | Democratic |
Earle Cabell (October 27, 1906 – September 24, 1975) was a Texas politician who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas. Cabell was mayor at the time of the assassination of John F. Kennedy and was later a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Early life
Cabell was born in Dallas. He attended Texas A&M University, where he met Jack Crichton and H.R. "Bum" Bright, and thereafter Southern Methodist University. After returning from college, he founded, along with his brothers, Cabell's Inc., a chain of dairies and convenience stores. He later became involved with banking and other investments. In May 1961, he was elected mayor to succeed Robert L. Thornton.
Family
Cabell was the son of Dallas mayor Ben E. Cabell and grandson of Dallas mayor William L. Cabell. He was the brother of Charles Cabell, who was deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency until he resigned in the wake of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Congress
On February 3, 1964, Cabell resigned as mayor of Dallas in order to run for Congress. He unseated the ten-year Republican incumbent Bruce Alger. In that same election, Jack Crichton was defeated by a wide margin by the Democratic Governor John B. Connally, Jr., and George Herbert Walker Bush fell to Senator Ralph W. Yarborough. Cabell served four terms in the House before he was defeated by the Republican Alan Steelman in the 1972 election.
Later life
Following his defeat, he retired in Dallas, where he lived until his death in 1975 from emphysema. He was buried at Restland Cemetery in Dallas.[1]
Legacy
The Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse on Commerce Street in Dallas is named in his honor.[2]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/court-tours
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Mayor of Dallas
Earle Cabell |
Succeeded by Erik Jonsson |
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by | United States Representative for the 5th Congressional District of Texas
Earle Cabell (D) |
Succeeded by Alan Watson Steelman (R) |
- 1906 births
- 1975 deaths
- Deaths from emphysema
- American businesspeople in retailing
- Mayors of Dallas, Texas
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas
- Texas Democrats
- Texas A&M University alumni
- Witnesses to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives