Kenneth M. Regan
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Kenneth Mills Regan was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
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Born in Mount Morris, Illinois
, Regan attended the public schools and Vincennes (Indiana) University.
During the First World War served as a flyer in the United States Army
Signal Corps.
In 1920 engaged in the real estate business and as an oil operator in Pecos, Texas
.
Alderman of the city of Pecos.
He served as mayor of Pecos 1929-1932.
He served as member of the State senate 1933-1937.
During the Second World War served as an intelligence officer in the Air Corps and was discharged with the rank of captain.
He moved to Midland, Texas
, and continued oil operations.
Regan was elected as a Democrat
to the Eightieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Ewing Thomason.
He was reelected to the Eighty-first, Eighty-second, and Eighty-third Congresses, and served from August 23, 1947, to January 3, 1955.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress.
Representative of Texas railroads in Washington, D.C.
.
He died in Santa Fe, N.Mex., on August 15, 1959.
He was interred in Resthaven Memorial Park, Midland, Texas
.
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 in Mount Morris, Illinois
Mount Morris, Illinois
Mount Morris is a village in Mount Morris Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,998 at the 2010 census, down from 3,013 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Morris is located at ....
, Regan attended the public schools and Vincennes (Indiana) University.
During the First World War served as a flyer in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
Signal Corps.
In 1920 engaged in the real estate business and as an oil operator in Pecos, Texas
Pecos, Texas
Pecos is the largest city in and the county seat of Reeves County, Texas, United States. It is situated in the river valley on the west bank of the Pecos River at the eastern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert and the Trans-Pecos region of west Texas and near the southern border of New Mexico...
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Alderman of the city of Pecos.
He served as mayor of Pecos 1929-1932.
He served as member of the State senate 1933-1937.
During the Second World War served as an intelligence officer in the Air Corps and was discharged with the rank of captain.
He moved to Midland, Texas
Midland, Texas
Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...
, and continued oil operations.
Regan 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 Eightieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Ewing Thomason.
He was reelected to the Eighty-first, Eighty-second, and Eighty-third Congresses, and served from August 23, 1947, to January 3, 1955.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress.
Representative of Texas railroads in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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He died in Santa Fe, N.Mex., on August 15, 1959.
He was interred in Resthaven Memorial Park, Midland, Texas
Midland, Texas
Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...
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