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Lindley Garrison Beckworth Sr

29 Jun 1913 – 9 Mar 1984

Birth	29 Jun 1913
Death	9 Mar 1984
Cemetery	Rose Hill Cemetery Tyler , Smith County , Texas , USA
Added by	Linda on 08 Dec 2019
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26179563

Bio

US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1937, commenced law practice in Gilmer, Texas and was a member of the State House of Representatives from 1936 to 1938. In 1939 he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses, serving until 1953. Not a candidate for renomination, he resumed leagl practice and was reelected to the Eighty-fifth Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving 1957 to 1967. After his final term, he served as a judge in the United States Custom Court, New York City, 1967 to 1968.

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Family

Parents

• Otis Jefferson Beckworth 1884–1964
• Josephine "Josie" Slaughter Beckworth 1886–1938

Spouse

• Eloise Carter Davidson 1924–2022 FaG

Siblings

• Linnie Leneer Beckworth Smith 1913–1981
• Nellie Mae "Nell" Beckworth 1919–1938

Children

• Lindley Garrison "Gary" Beckworth Jr 1943–2019 FaG
• Carter Otis Beckworth 1945–1992 FaG
• Mary Eloise Beckworth Peck 1946–1983 FaG

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