R. Ewing Thomason | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Texas | |
| In office June 1, 1963 – November 8, 1973 | |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Texas | |
| In office June 5, 1947 – June 1, 1963 | |
| Appointed by | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Charles Albert Boynton |
| Succeeded by | Homer Thornberry |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's16th district | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – July 31, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Claude Hudspeth |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth M. Regan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Ewing Thomason (1879-05-30)May 30, 1879 Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 1973(1973-11-08) (aged 94) El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Southwestern University (B.S.) University of Texas School of Law (LL.B.) |
Robert Ewing Thomason (May 30, 1879 – November 8, 1973) was an American politician and judge. A member of theDemocratic Party, he was a member and Speaker of theTexas House of Representatives, the mayor ofEl Paso, a member of theUnited States House of Representatives forTexas's 16th congressional district, and aUnited States district judge of theWestern District of Texas.
Born inShelbyville,Bedford County,Tennessee, Thomason moved toGainesville,Texas, with his parents in 1880.[1] He attended public schools, and received aBachelor of Science degree fromSouthwestern University inGeorgetown, Texas, in 1898.[1] Thomason received aBachelor of Laws from theUniversity of Texas School of Law in 1900 and wasadmitted to the bar in 1901, commencing practice in Gainesville.[1] Thomason was the prosecuting attorney ofCooke County, Texas, from 1902 to 1906.[2]
Thomason continued to practice law upon his moving toEl Paso, in a law firm withThomas Calloway Lea, Jr., and later J. G. McGrady and Eugene T. Edwards.[3] He was a member of theTexas House of Representatives from 1917 to 1921, serving as Speaker in 1920 and 1921.[1] Thomason served as theMayor of El Paso from 1927 to 1930, and was elected to the72nd United States Congress as aDemocrat in 1930.[1] Thomason served from March 4, 1931 until his resignation on July 31, 1947, to take a seat on the federal bench.[1][2]
Thomason was nominated by PresidentHarry S. Truman on April 24, 1947, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Texas vacated by JudgeCharles Albert Boynton. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on June 3, 1947, and received his commission on June 5, 1947. He assumedsenior status on June 1, 1963. He served in senior status in El Paso until his death there on November 8, 1973. He was interred in Restlawn Cemetery in El Paso.[1][2]
El Paso County Hospital District'sUniversity Medical Center, was named in his honor from 1963 until 2009.[4] In 2016 the United States courthouse in El Paso was renamed in his honor.[5]
Robert E. Thomason was a freemason and belonged to El Paso Lodge # 130 A.F. & A.M. He also belonged to El Maida Shrine and served as Illustrious Potentate.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by H. P. Jackson | Mayor ofEl Paso 1927–1930 | Succeeded by A. B. Poe |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's 16th congressional district 1931–1947 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Texas 1947–1963 | Succeeded by |
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