Frank Neville Ikard | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 13th district | |
| In office September 8, 1951 – December 15, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Gossett |
| Succeeded by | Graham B. Purcell, Jr. |
| Judge of the Texas 30th Judicial District Court | |
| In office November 1948 – September 8, 1951 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 30, 1913 Henrietta, Texas, US |
| Died | May 1, 1991 (aged 78) Washington, D.C., US |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Schreiner University University of Texas School of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer/lobbyist |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II Prisoner of War in Germany |
Frank Neville Ikard (January 30, 1913 – May 1, 1991) was a Democratic United States Representative from Texas' 13th congressional district, centered about Wichita Falls, Texas.
Ikard was born in Henrietta in Clay County, Texas, and attended the public schools and the Schriener Institute, in Kerrville, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1936 at the University of Texas in Austin, where he was a member of the honorary men's service organization known as the Texas Cowboys. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1937 and was admitted that year to the bar.[1]
Ikard began his practice of law in Wichita Falls in the firm now known as Gibson Davenport Anderson; one of the founding partners of the firm was Orville Bullington, the 1932 Republican gubernatorial nominee.[2]
Ikard enlisted in the United States Army in January 1944 and served with Company K, One Hundred and Tenth Infantry, Twenty-eighth Division. He was prisoner of war in Germany in 1944 and 1945. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal.[1]
- ^ a b "Frank N. Ikard". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ "Barbara A. Gibson, "Our History: Gibson Davenport Anderson"". ghrdlaw.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.