The 1948 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 2, 1948. After the inconclusive Democratic Party primary in July, a hotly contested runoff was held in August in which U.S. Congres
Senator Lyndon Johnson
Jack Porter 1948 Alt
Coke R. Stevenson
George E. B. Peddy
Frank Hamer
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Francis Augustus Hamer was an American lawman and Texas Ranger who led the 1934 posse that tracked down and killed criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Renowned for his toughness, marksmanship, a
1948 United States Senate election in Texas
…Texas State Bank, the lawyers believed the tally sheets contained evidence of fraud. Stevenson went to Alice, the Jim Wells County seat, accompanied by Frank Hamer, a legendary Texas Ranger and longtime friend and hunting partner, and attempted to see the tally sheets. Many feared a shootout as Stevenson and Hamer…
Hamer in 1922
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, known as "Bonnie and Clyde" in 1933
The posse. Top, L to R: Hinton, Oakley, Gault; seated, L to R: Alcorn, Jordan and Frank Hamer.
The road ended here for Bonnie and Clyde.