Paul J. Kilday
Paul J. Kilday | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 20th district | |
In office January 3, 1939 – September 24, 1961 | |
Preceded by | Maury Maverick |
Succeeded by | Henry B. González |
Judge of the United States Court of Military Appeals | |
In office September 24, 1961 – October 12, 1968 | |
Preceded by | George W. Latimer |
Succeeded by | William H. Darden |
Personal details | |
Born | Sabinal, Texas, U.S. | March 29, 1900
Died | October 12, 1968 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 68)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Cecile Newton (m. 1932) |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Alma mater | St. Mary's University, Texas |
Occupation |
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Paul Joseph Kilday (March 29, 1900 – October 12, 1968) was a
Early life and education
Born in Sabinal, Texas, Kilday was the sixth child of Patrick Kilday, an immigrant from Ireland who was established as a merchant, and his Texas-born wife, Mary Tallant Kilday.[1]
Kilday moved with his parents and siblings to
While attending law school, Kilday was employed as a clerk for the
Kilday himself served as first assistant district attorney of
He was one of the majority of the Texan delegation to decline to sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto opposing the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education. Kilday voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 but in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1960.[5][6]
Family
Kilday wed Cecile Newton on August 9, 1932.
Sources
Footnotes
- ^ 1900 United States Federal Census > Texas > Uvalde > Justice Precinct 2 > District 73 > Sheet 13.
- ^ Daily Times (Kerrville, Texas); accessed March 6, 2009.
- ^ Biography: Henry B. Gonzalez, sanantonio.gov; accessed March 7, 2009.
- ^ "Burial Detail: Kilday, Paul J. (Section 2, Grave 4736-C)". ANC Explorer. Arlington National Cemetery. (Official website).
- ^ "HR 6127. Civil Rights Act of 1957". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "HR 8601. Passage".
- ^ Paul Joseph Kilday at PoliticalGraveyard.Com. Accessed March 7, 2009.
- ^ "Judge Paul Joseph Kilday Dies". The New York Times. 1968-10-13. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ "Deaths: Kilday, Honorable Paul J.". The Washington Post. 1968-10-14.
General resource
- United States Congress. "Paul J. Kilday (id: K000171)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- A Guide to the Paul Kilday Papers, 1938–1961 at the Center for American History of the University of Texas at Austin
- "Paul Joseph Kilday". at ArlingtonCemetery.net. 5 June 2023. (Unofficial website).
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress