Kenneth Mills Regan | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's16th district | |
| In office August 23, 1947 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Ewing Thomason |
| Succeeded by | JT Rutherford |
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| Born | Kenneth Mills Regan (1891-03-06)March 6, 1891 |
| Died | August 15, 1959(1959-08-15) (aged 68) |
| Resting place | Resthaven Memorial Park,Midland, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Rank | Captain |
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Kenneth Mills Regan (March 6, 1891 – August 15, 1959)[1] was an American businessman,World War I veteran, and politician who served four terms as aU.S. Representative fromTexas from 1947 to 1955.
Born inMount Morris, Illinois, Regan attended the public schools and Vincennes (Indiana) University. Regan served as a flyer in theUnited States Army Signal Corps duringWorld War I.
In 1920, Regan was involved in the real estate business and as an oil operator inPecos, Texas. He served on the Pecos City Council and as mayor of Pecos 1929-1932. He served in theTexas Senate from 1933 to 1937.
DuringWorld War I, he served as an intelligence officer in the Air Corps and was discharged with the rank of captain.
After the war, moved toMidland, Texas, and continued oil operations.
Regan was elected as aDemocrat to the Eightieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofRobert Ewing Thomason. He was reelected to the Eighty-first, Eighty-second, and Eighty-third Congresses, and served from August 23, 1947, to January 3, 1955.Regan was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress.
Regan later served as the representative of Texas railroads inWashington, D.C.
He died inSanta Fe, New Mexico, on August 15, 1959. He was interred in Resthaven Memorial Park,Midland, Texas.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's 16th congressional district August 23, 1947 – January 3, 1955 | Succeeded by |
