Rentfro Banton Creager
R. B. Creager | |
|---|---|
 Creager in 1922 | |
| Republican National Committeeman from Texas | |
| In office 1923–1950 | |
| Preceded by | Henry F. McGregor |
| Succeeded by | Henry Zweifel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rentfro Banton Creager March 11, 1877 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 1950 (aged 73) Brownsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Alice (née Terrell) (m. 1904)University of Texas (LL.B. ) |
Rentfro Banton "R.B." Creager (March 11, 1877 – October 28, 1950) was an American politician who served as the Republican National Committeeman from Texas from 1923 until his death in 1953.
Biography
Rentfro Banton Creager was born March 11, 1877, in
Bull Moose Party in the 1912 election.[2] He was Republican candidate in the 1916 Texas gubernatorial election and in 1923, after the death of Henry F. McGregor, he began his tenure as the Republican National Committeeman from Texas.[2] At the time of his death, he was the Republican Party's most senior national committeeman.[1] He was succeeded as national committeeman by Henry Zweifel.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "R. B. Creager, State GOP Leader, Dies at Brownsville". The Victoria Advocate. October 29, 1950. p. 6A. Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dallas, Texas: Southern Methodist University Press. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Transcript, John G. Tower Oral History Interview I, 8/8/71, by Joe B. Frantz, Internet Copy, LBJ Library.
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