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Coke Robert Stevenson (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947. He was the first Texan politician to hold the state's three highest offices ( Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives , lieutenant governor , and governor). [ 1 ]
The 1942 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic Governor Coke R. Stevenson defeated Republican nominee Caswell K. McDowell with 96.83% of the vote. Nominations
Stevenson had supported the Texas Regulars in 1944, and in 1948 flirted with supporting the Dixiecrat presidential candidacy of South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond. [6] Johnson had been a Roosevelt supporter and was a member of the Texas Loyalist faction. [ 6 ]
The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, ... Coke R. Stevenson (1888–1975) [122] [123] August 4, ...
John Lee Smith (May 16, 1894 – September 26, 1963) was the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Texas serving under Governor Coke R. Stevenson during World War II and a vocal opponent of Texas labor unions during his tenure.
"I’ve been working on the answer to the question of how I can be most useful in this life going forward."
Jan. 26, 1951: Texas Gov. Allan Shivers rides with W.R. Watt, right, who was president-manager of the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, in the downtown Fort Worth parade.
The Box 13 scandal was a political scandal that occurred in Jim Wells County, Texas during the 1948 United States Senate elections, regarding disputed votes in a Democratic primary involving Lyndon B. Johnson and Coke Stevenson.