Coke R. Stevenson

Coke R. Stevenson
35th Governor of Texas
In office
August 4, 1941 – January 21, 1947
LieutenantVacant (1941–1943)
John L. Smith (1943–1947)
Preceded byW. Lee O'Daniel
Succeeded byBeauford H. Jester
31st Lieutenant Governor of Texas
In office
January 17, 1939 – August 4, 1941
GovernorW. Lee O'Daniel
Preceded byWalter Frank Woodul Sr.
Succeeded byJohn Lee Smith
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
In office
January 10, 1933 – January 12, 1937
Preceded byFred Hawthorne Minor
Succeeded byRobert Wilburn Calvert
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 86th district
In office
January 8, 1929 – January 10, 1939
Preceded byRoscoe Runge
Succeeded byClaude Henry Gilmer
Personal details
Born(1888-03-20)March 20, 1888
Mason County, Texas, U.S.
DiedJune 28, 1975(1975-06-28) (aged 87)
San Angelo, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeStevenson Family Ranch Cemetery, Telegraph, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (until c. 1949)
Spouses
Fay Wright
(m. 1912; died 1942)
Marguerite King-Heap
(m. 1954)
Children2
Profession
  • Politician
  • rancher
  • lawyer
The Coke R. Stevenson Memorial Center meeting hall is located off Interstate 10 in Junction, Texas.

Coke Robert Stevenson (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947. He was the first Texan politician to hold the state's three highest offices (Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, lieutenant governor, and governor).[1] In 1966, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark marker number 5118, honoring Stevenson, was placed on the Kimble County Courthouse grounds in Junction, Texas.[2]

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  2. ^ "Coke Stevenson Recorded Texas Historic Landmark". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved February 16, 2011.