Calvin Maples Cureton

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Calvin Maples Cureton (September 1, 1874 – April 8, 1940) was the chief justice of the

Texas Supreme Court
from 1921 to 1940.

Born near

admission to the bar in 1897.[2]

He served in the Texas voluntary infantry during the Spanish–American War in 1898,[3] and served in the Texas Legislature from 1909 to 1912, and as Texas Attorney General from 1918 to 1921.[2] His service in that office ended when Governor Pat Morris Neff appointed Cureton to the position of Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, the seat having been vacated by the resignation of Nelson Phillips.[2] Cureton was re-elected to the position four times, the fourth time without opposition.[1]

At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Chief Justice in the history of the court.[3][1]

He died from chronic

heart disease.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Chief Justice Cureton Dies at Age of 65", The Brownsville Herald (April 8, 1940), p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c d "Calvin Maples Cureton (1874-1940)". University of Texas, Tarlton Law Library.
  3. ^ a b c "Texas Judge Dies Monday", The Times (April 9, 1940), p. 13.
Political offices
Preceded by
Attorney General of Texas

1918–1921 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
1921–1940 		Succeeded by
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