Earle Cabell

Earle Cabell (1969)

Earle Cabell (* 27. October 1906 in Dallas County , Texas ; †  24. September 1975 in Dallas , Texas) was an American politician .

Cabell was born in 1906 on a farm south of the Trinity River in Dallas County. He graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station and Southern Methodist University in University Park . In 1932, he and his two brothers founded Cabell's, Inc., a chain of dairies and convenience shops . Cabell became president of the chain and was also chairman of the board . Later he also worked in the banking industry.

In May 1961, Cabell was elected mayor of Dallas to succeed Robert Lee Thornton ; this office had already been exercised by his father, Ben E. Cabell, from 1900 to 1904, and by his grandfather, William Lewis Cabell , for three terms between 1874 and 1885 . In 1963 he was re-elected. During his tenure, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. On February 3, 1964, he resigned to run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives . After his successful election, in which he prevailed against Bruce Alger , Cabell represented his home state as a Democrat from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1973. In the 1972 elections, he was defeated by the Republican Alan Steelman and withdrew from politics . Cabell returned to Dallas, where he died on September 24, 1975. He was buried in the Restland Cemetery .

Web links

• Earle Cabell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)