Tom Pickett
Thomas Augustus "Tom" Pickett (born August 14, 1906 in Travis , Falls County , Texas , † June 7, 1980 in Leesburg , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1945 and 1952 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Tom Pickett attended public schools in Palestine and then studied at the University of Texas at Austin . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1929, he began to work in this profession in Palestine. Between 1931 and 1935 Pickett was an Anderson County attorney ; from 1935 to 1945 he held this post in the third judicial district of his state. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .
In the 1944 congressional election , Pickett was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Texas , where he succeeded Nat Patton on January 3, 1945 . After three re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on June 30, 1952 . His time in Congress saw the end of World War II , the beginning of the Cold War and, domestically, the prelude to the civil rights movement .
Between 1952 and 1961 Pickett was vice president of the National Coal Association ; from 1961 to 1967 he served as vice president of the Association of American Railroads . He spent the rest of his life in Leesburg, where he died on June 7, 1980.
Web links
- Tom Pickett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
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SURNAME | Pickett, Tom |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pickett, Thomas Augustus (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1906 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Travis , Texas |
DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1980 |
Place of death | Leesburg , Florida |