James E. Ferguson

James Ferguson
Ferguson in 1914
26th Governor of Texas
In office
January 19, 1915 – August 25, 1917
LieutenantWilliam P. Hobby
Preceded byOscar Branch Colquitt
Succeeded byWilliam P. Hobby
First Gentleman of Texas
In role
January 17, 1933 – January 15, 1935
GovernorMiriam A. Ferguson
Preceded byMaud Sterling
Succeeded byJosephine Allred
In role
January 20, 1925 – January 17, 1927
GovernorMiriam A. Ferguson
Preceded byMyrtle Neff
Succeeded byMildred Moody
Personal details
Born
James Edward Ferguson Jr.

(1871-08-31)August 31, 1871
Salado, Texas, U.S.
DiedSeptember 21, 1944(1944-09-21) (aged 73)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeTexas State Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 1899)​
Children2
Daughters Ouida and Dorrace Ferguson

James Edward Ferguson Jr. (August 31, 1871 – September 21, 1944), known as Pa Ferguson, was an American Democratic politician and the 26th governor of Texas, in office from 1915 to 1917. He was indicted and impeached during his second term, forced to resign and barred from holding further Texas office.[1][2][3][4]

Unable to run under his own name, Ferguson ran his wife's campaign for governor; Miriam A. Ferguson, known as "Ma" Ferguson, was twice elected as governor, serving two non-consecutive terms, from 1925 to 1927 and 1933 to 1935. In 1925, Miriam became the first female governor of Texas after campaigning as a stand-in for her husband, and James E. Ferguson became the first gentleman of Texas for her two terms.

  1. ^ Ogg, Frederic A. (1918). "Impeachment of Governor Ferguson". American Political Science Review. 12 (1): 111–115. doi:10.2307/1946350. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1946350. S2CID 251097352.
  2. ^ Stewart, Frank M. (1930). "Impeachment in Texas". American Political Science Review. 24 (3): 652–658. doi:10.2307/1946933. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1946933. S2CID 147274001.
  3. ^ Ralph W. Steen. "The Texas Politics Project, Governors of Texas, 12. James E. Ferguson". texaspolitics.utexas.edu.
  4. ^ Christopher Reinhart, Associate Attorney, OLR Research Report (February 9, 2004). "IMPEACHMENT OF STATE OFFICIALS". cga.ct.gov.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)