Lindley Beckworth

Summary

Lindley Garrison Beckworth Sr. (June 30, 1913 – March 9, 1984) was an American judge and politician who served as a United States representative from Texas and a judge of the United States Customs Court.

Lindley Beckworth
Beckworth in 1938
Judge of the United States Customs Court
In office
March 4, 1967 – August 31, 1968
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byDavid John Wilson
Succeeded byEdward D. Re
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1953
Preceded byMorgan G. Sanders
Succeeded byBrady P. Gentry
In office
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967
Preceded byBrady P. Gentry
Succeeded byJoe R. Pool
Personal details
Born
Lindley Garrison Beckworth

(1913-06-30)June 30, 1913
Mabank, Texas, U.S.
DiedMarch 9, 1984(1984-03-09) (aged 70)
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeRose Hill Cemetery
Tyler, Texas
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceGladewater, Texas

Education and career edit

Born on June 30, 1913, on a farm in the South Bouie community of Mabank, Kaufman County, Texas, Beckworth attended the rural schools of his home county, then attended Abilene Christian College, East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce, Texas, Sam Houston State Teachers College (now Sam Houston State University), and Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He was a teacher in Upshur County, Texas from 1932 to 1936. He was admitted to the bar in 1937 and commenced practice in Gilmer, Texas. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1936 to 1938. He was a United States representative from Texas from 1939 to 1953 and again from 1957 to 1967. He was in private practice in Longview, Texas from 1954 to 1958.[1][2][3]

Congressional service edit

Beckworth was elected as a Democrat to the 76th Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses from January 3, 1939, to January 3, 1953, from Texas's 3rd congressional district. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1952, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator from Texas in 1952. He was elected to the 85th Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses from January 3, 1957, to January 3, 1967, from the 3rd district. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1966.[1]

Federal judicial service edit

Beckworth was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 16, 1967, to a seat on the United States Customs Court vacated by Judge David John Wilson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1967, and received his commission on March 4, 1967. His service terminated on August 31, 1968, due to his resignation.[2]

Post judicial service and death edit

After resigning from the federal bench, Beckworth briefly practiced law in Longview in 1969. He served as a member of the Texas Senate from 1970 to 1972. He resumed private practice in Longview from 1974 until his death in Tyler, Texas, on March 9, 1984, residing in Gladewater, Texas during his final years. He was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Tyler.[1][2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Lindley Beckworth". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  2. ^ a b c Lindley Garrison Beckworth Sr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ a b A., LANDIS, LAWRENCE (12 June 2010). "BECKWORTH, LINDLEY GARRISON, SR". www.tshaonline.org.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Sources edit

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 3rd congressional district

1939–1953
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 3rd congressional district

1957–1967
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States Customs Court
1967–1968
Succeeded by