Brady P. Gentry | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Lindley Beckworth |
| Succeeded by | Lindley Beckworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brady Preston Gentry (1896-03-25)March 25, 1896 Colfax, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 1966(1966-11-09) (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Rose Hill Cemetery,Tyler, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | East Texas State College Cumberland University |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Captain |
Brady Preston Gentry (March 25, 1896 – November 9, 1966) was aU.S. Representative fromTexas.
Born inColfax, Texas, Gentry attended the public schools andEast Texas State College,Commerce, Texas.[1] He graduated fromCumberland University,Lebanon, Tennessee, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and began practice inTyler, Texas. In 1918, Gentry enlisted in theUnited States Army; he served in Europe and rose to the rank of captain of Infantry. Gentry was the county attorney of Smith County 1921–1924 and the county judge of Smith County 1931–1939. He served as chairman of the Texas State Highway Commission 1939–1945.
Gentry was elected as aDemocrat to theEighty-third andEighty-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1956 to theEighty-fifth Congress. After leaving Congress, Gentry resumed the practice of law.
He was one of the majority of the Texan delegation to decline to sign the 1956Southern Manifesto opposing the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court inBrown v. Board of Education.
He died inHouston, Texas, November 9, 1966. He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery,Tyler, Texas.
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