Tom Vandergriff | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 26th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Dick Armey |
| County Judge of Tarrant County, Texas | |
| In office 1991 – January 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Roy English |
| Succeeded by | B. Glen Whitley |
| Mayor of Arlington, Texas | |
| In office April 3, 1951 – January 11, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | B. C. Barnes |
| Succeeded by | SJ Stovall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 29, 1926 Carrollton, Texas |
| Died | December 30, 2010 (aged 84) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic (1951 – c. 1990) Republican (c. 1990 – 2010) |
| Residence | Arlington, Texas |
| Alma mater | USC |
| Occupation | G.M.Automobile Dealer |
| Texas House Resolution 18, 2007[1][2][3][4] | |
Tommy Joe Vandergriff (January 29, 1926 – December 30, 2010) was a politician from Texas. He served as Mayor of Arlington from 1951 to 1977, as a U.S. Representative from Texas's 26th congressional district from 1983 to 1985, and as County Judge of Tarrant County from 1991 to 2007. For the greater part of his life, Vandergriff was a Democrat, but he became a Republican around 1990.[5]
As Mayor, he was instrumental in several projects, including a new General Motors assembly plant, moving a Major League Baseball franchise to Arlington, and the opening of Six Flags over Texas.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
HR18was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ City of Arlington Hall of Mayors. City of Arlington, Texas, City of Arlington Hall of Mayors Archived 2007-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved July 7, 2007
- ^ List of elected officials, 2005,Elected Officials Representing Tarrant County as of January 1, 2005 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved July 7, 2007
- ^ Nather, David, "Tarrant County 4 Republicans, Democrat hoping to succeed English", The Dallas Morning News, March 11, 1990
- ^ Francis, Robert, Vandergriff tapped as trail boss for Western Heritage celebration 2007-01-15, Fort Worth Business Press, retrieved 2008-02-21