Graham B. Purcell

Graham B. Purcell (1969)

Graham Boynton Purcell Jr. (born May 5, 1919 in Archer City , Texas , †  June 11, 2011 in Wichita Falls , Texas) was an American politician . Between 1963 and 1973 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Graham Purcell attended public schools in his home country. During World War II , he served in the United States Army between 1941 and 1946 . Later he was a member of their reserve. After the war, Purcell continued his education at Texas A&M College . After studying law at Baylor University in Waco and being admitted to the bar in 1949, he began to work in this profession. Between 1955 and 1962 he served as a judge in the 89th judicial district of his state. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In 1960 and 1964 Purcell was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions , at which John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson were nominated as presidential candidates. After the resignation of MP Frank N. Ikard , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , when he was due for the by-election for the 13th seat of Texas , where he took up his new mandate on January 27, 1962. After six re-elections, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 1973 . This time was determined by the events of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement . After the constituencies were restructured to his disadvantage, he was not re-elected in 1972.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Graham Purcell withdrew from politics. He died on June 11, 2011 in Wichita Falls.

Web links

• Graham B. Purcell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Graham B. Purcell in the database of Find a Grave (English)