J. J. Pickle
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J. J. Pickle | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 10th district | |
In office December 21, 1963 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Homer Thornberry |
Succeeded by | Lloyd Doggett |
Personal details | |
Born | James Jarrell Pickle October 11, 1913 Roscoe, Texas, U.S. |
Died | June 18, 2005 Austin, Texas, U.S. | (aged 91)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Ella Nora Critz Beryl Bolton McCarroll |
Children | Peggy Pickle |
James Jarrell "Jake" Pickle (October 11, 1913 – June 18, 2005) was a United States Representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1963 to 1995.
Early life
Pickle was born in
Pickle attended the public schools in Big Spring and received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin where he was a member of the 1934 Southwest Conference championship swimming team and the student body president as a senior in 1937. He was also a member of the Friar Society.
Career
Pickle was introduced by future governor John Connally to Representative Lyndon Johnson, who served as his political mentor. He assisted the latter in his 1940 election campaign and assisted Lady Bird Johnson in running the Congressional office. When the United States entered World War II, Pickle joined the Navy as a gunnery officer and was stationed on the cruisers USS St. Louis and USS Miami, surviving three torpedo attacks. When the war ended, he, Johnson, and Connally helped found a radio station (KVET) in Austin, Texas. After 10 years in the advertising business, he joined the Democratic Election Executive Committee of Texas in 1957.
Pickle was elected as a
While in the House, Pickle rose through the ranks to become the third ranking Democrat on the
Pickle was able to steer research money to the University of Texas, and today the university's
consortiums to Austin.Personal life
Before Pickle left for World War II in 1942, he married Ella Nora "Sugar" Critz. They had one daughter together. Critz died in 1952 and Pickle married Beryl Bolton McCarroll in 1960. Pickle was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1991 and lymphoma in 2001. He died at his home in Austin on June 18, 2005, of complications from his cancer and is interred at the Texas State Cemetery there.
Peggy Pickle was Jake Pickle's only daughter. She still makes contributions to the University of Texas at Austin on her father's behalf. In 1997, Jake and Peggy Pickle wrote a book together called Jake with a foreword by former Texas governor Ann Richards.
References
- ^ When Texan J.J. Pickle Retired, Congress Lost a Connection to History : Politics: Irascible Democrat was a longtime friend of LBJ and of former Gov. John Connally. He was an integral part of nation's leadership for 50 years. - latimes Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
- ^ "TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES".
- ^ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
Bibliography
- Lindell, Chuck (June 19, 2005), "The People's Politician", Austin American-Statesman, pp. A1, A9A-A9B, archived from the original on June 21, 2005
External links
- United States Congress. "J. J. Pickle (id: P000328)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN