Coke Robert Stevenson ( Coke Robert Stevenson ; March 20, 1888 , Mason County, Texas - June 28, 1975 , San Angelo , Texas ) is an American politician, the 35th governor of Texas , a member of the Democratic Party .
| Kok Stevenson | |||||||
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| English Coke stevenson | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Wilbert O'Daniel | ||||||
| Successor | Beford jester | ||||||
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| Governor | Wilbert O'Daniel | ||||||
| Predecessor | Walter Woodal | ||||||
| Successor | John Lee Smith | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Roscoe Range | ||||||
| Successor | Claude Gilmer | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Fred hawthorn | ||||||
| Successor | Robert Morse | ||||||
| Birth | March 20, 1888 Mason County, Texas | ||||||
| Death | June 28, 1975 (87 years old) San Angelo Texas | ||||||
| The consignment | democratic | ||||||
| Religion | Methodism | ||||||
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Biography
Early life and career
Kok Robert Stevenson was born near the geographical center of Texas in the Mason County in the family of Robert Milton and Virginia Harley Stevenson. Parents named him in honor of Governor Richard Kok [1] . His father was a school teacher and inspector, and later opened a grocery store in Junction , Kimble County [2] .
As a teenager, Kok Stevenson was involved in the transport of goods between Junction and Brady . Then he worked in various positions at the bank. He studied law at night and was admitted to the state bar in 1913. In the same year, Stevenson organized and became president of the First National Bank in Junction. In 1914-1918 he was the district attorney, and in 1919-1921 - the district judge of Kimble [2] .
Public Service
In 1928, Stevenson was elected to the Texas House of Representatives from the Democratic Party, and served there from 1929 to 1939. From 1933 to 1937 he was the speaker of the House, and became the first person to hold this post for two consecutive terms [2] .
In 1938, Stevenson was elected vice governor of Texas, and held this position from 1939 to August 4, 1941, when he became governor after Wilbert Lee O'Daniel resigned to become US Senator . In 1942, Stevenson was re-elected for a full term, winning the primaries of the Democratic Party with a result of 69% of the vote and not meeting resistance in the general election [3] . His tenure from August 1941 to January 1947 was the longest continuous governorship in Texas at that time [2] .
Stevenson's tenure as governor was noted for his concern for the conservation and proper use of soil resources, the expansion and ongoing funding of the state highway network, and the increase in teacher salaries. He pursued a conservative financial policy, his administration began its work with a state budget deficit, and ended with a surplus. Stevenson opposed the centralization of state power and against certain areas of domestic policy of Franklin Roosevelt [2] .
Personal life and death
On December 24, 1912, Stevenson married Faye Wright. They had a son, Coca Stevenson, Jr. On January 3, 1942, Faye Wright died and was buried in Junction [4] . The second time, Stevenson married on January 6, 1954, the widow of Margaret King Hip. Margaret had a son, Dennis, from her marriage to Gordon Marshall Heap, who died during World War II . Stephenson and Margaret had a daughter, Jane Stevenson. Margaret died on May 24, 2010 in , Texas. [5]
Kok Stevenson died on June 28, 1975 at the Shannon Memorial Hospital in San Angelo and was buried in the cemetery of the Stevenson family ranch [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Robert A. Caro. The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent. - New York: Vintage, 1991 .-- P. 146. - ISBN 978-0-679-73371-3 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Eldon S. Branda. Stevenson, Coke Robert (HTML). Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association. Date of treatment July 1, 2012. Archived on September 26, 2012.
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly's Guide to US Elections. - Congressional Quarterly, 1985 .-- P. 529, 1087.
- ↑ Fay Wright Stevenson . Find a grave. Date of treatment July 3, 2012. Archived on October 6, 2012.
- ↑ Marguerite K. Stevenson . tributes.com. Date of treatment July 3, 2012. Archived on October 6, 2012.
- ↑ Coke Robert Stevenson . Find a grave. Date of treatment July 3, 2012. Archived on October 6, 2012.
Links
- Governor Coke R. Stevenson (HTML). Governors of Texas, 1846 — present . Legislative Reference Library of Texas - www.lrl.state.tx.us. Date of treatment July 1, 2012. Archived on October 6, 2012.
- Historic photographs of Coke R. Stevenson . Portal to Texas History. Date of treatment July 1, 2012. Archived on October 6, 2012.
- Robert A. Caro. My Search for Coke Stevenson (English) (HTML). www.robertacaro.com. Date of treatment July 2, 2012. Archived on October 6, 2012.