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)

personal data
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