William D. McFarlane
William D. McFarlane | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 13th district | |
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | |
Preceded by | Guinn Williams |
Succeeded by | Ed Gossett |
Personal details | |
Born | William Doddridge McFarlane July 17, 1894 Greenwood, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | February 18, 1980 Graham, Texas, U.S. | (aged 85)
Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
William Doddridge McFarlane (July 17, 1894 – February 18, 1980) was a United States Representative from Texas.
Born in
He served as member of the
McFarlane was elected as a Democratic Representative for Texas's 13th congressional district to the Seventy-third and to the two succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law, and served as special assistant to the attorney general at
He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1951 to fill the vacancy in the Eighty-second Congress. He subsequently served in the Lands Division of the Justice Department from December 1, 1951, until his retirement on August 1, 1966, when he again resumed the practice of law.
He was the father of five children: Mary, Betty, Bill, Barbara, and Robert. Son
References
- United States Congress. "William D. McFarlane (id: M000440)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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