Clyde L. Garrett
Encyclopedia
Clyde Leonard Garrett was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
.
Born on a farm near Gorman, Texas
, Garrett attended the public schools and Hankins' Normal College in his native city.
Raised on a farm.
He worked as a railroad section hand.
He taught school at Sweetwater, Texas
, in 1906 and 1907.
Deputy in the office of the tax collector 1907-1912.
County clerk of Eastland County, Texas
from 1913 to 1919.
He engaged in the real estate, insurance, and banking businesses 1920-1922.
City manager of the city of Eastland, Texas
, in 1922 and 1923.
County judge 1929-1936.
Garrett was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-fifth and Seventy-sixth Congresses (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1941).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1940.
Administrative officer in the office of the Secretary of Commerce from January 15, 1941, to May 1, 1942, at which time he became staff specialist in the Office of War Information and served until October 15, 1943.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination to the Seventy-ninth Congress in 1944.
Technical assistant, Veterans Administration
, Washington, D.C., and Dallas, Texas from 1949 to 1950.
Manager, Veterans Administration regional office, Waco, Texas
from 1951 to 1956.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Eastland County judgeship in 1958.
He died in Eastland, Texas
, December 18, 1959.
He was interred in Eastland Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Born on a farm near Gorman, Texas
Gorman, Texas
Gorman is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,236 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gorman is located at ....
, Garrett attended the public schools and Hankins' Normal College in his native city.
Raised on a farm.
He worked as a railroad section hand.
He taught school at Sweetwater, Texas
Sweetwater, Texas
Sweetwater is the county seat of Nolan County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,415 at the 2000 census.-History:Sweetwater received a U.S. post office in 1879. The Texas and Pacific Railway started service in 1881, with the first train arriving on March 12 of that year, beginning...
, in 1906 and 1907.
Deputy in the office of the tax collector 1907-1912.
County clerk of Eastland County, Texas
Eastland County, Texas
*Carbon*Cisco*Desdemona, a ghost town*Eastland*Gorman*Mangum*Olden*Ranger*Rising Star*Romney-See also:*National Register of Historic Places listings in Eastland County, Texas*Santa Claus Bank Robbery-External links:** at the University of Texas*...
from 1913 to 1919.
He engaged in the real estate, insurance, and banking businesses 1920-1922.
City manager of the city of Eastland, Texas
Eastland, Texas
Eastland is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,769 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Eastland County.During the 1920s, Eastland, like nearby Cisco, Ranger, and Desdemona, were petroleum boomtowns....
, in 1922 and 1923.
County judge 1929-1936.
Garrett was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-fifth and Seventy-sixth Congresses (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1941).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1940.
Administrative officer in the office of the Secretary of Commerce from January 15, 1941, to May 1, 1942, at which time he became staff specialist in the Office of War Information and served until October 15, 1943.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination to the Seventy-ninth Congress in 1944.
Technical assistant, Veterans Administration
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...
, Washington, D.C., and Dallas, Texas from 1949 to 1950.
Manager, Veterans Administration regional office, Waco, Texas
Waco, Texas
Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....
from 1951 to 1956.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Eastland County judgeship in 1958.
He died in Eastland, Texas
Eastland, Texas
Eastland is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,769 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Eastland County.During the 1920s, Eastland, like nearby Cisco, Ranger, and Desdemona, were petroleum boomtowns....
, December 18, 1959.
He was interred in Eastland Cemetery.