List of people from Marshall, Texas
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This is a list of notable natives, citizens, of or people associated with Marshall, Texas
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This list is incomplete.
Marshall, Texas
Marshall is a city in Harrison County in the northeastern corner of Texas. Marshall is a major cultural and educational center in East Texas and the tri-state area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Marshall was about 23,523...
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- Brea GrantBrea GrantBrea Colleen Grant is an American actress and writer who is best known for playing Daphne Millbrook in the NBC television series Heroes...
– actress http://imdb.com/name/nm2647420/ - D.L. (Les) Anderson – longtime (32+ yrs.) law enforcement official
- Indian Holiday Anderson – social/civic leader, business owner & horsewoman
- Phillip Benjamin BaldwinPhillip Benjamin BaldwinPhillip Benjamin Baldwin from 1968 to 1991 served as a judge on U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit....
– American jurist - Mike Barber – football player, evangelist
- John BurkeJohn Burke (spy)John Burke was a Confederate adjutant general of Texas and spy. He was born in Pennsylvania. He was left an orphan by age 11. He spent many of his young days in New York doing work on the piers. He was known for doing daredevil type stunts, such as jumping from High Bridge. At some point he...
– lawyer, soldier, and spy - Meredith Moseley-Bennett – costume designer
- Edward ClarkEdward Clark (governor)Edward Clark was the eighth Governor of Texas. His term coincided with the beginning of the American Civil War.-Biography:...
– Texas Governor - Mike Clark
- Kathleen Neal CleaverKathleen Neal CleaverKathleen Neal Cleaver is an American professor of law, known for her involvement with the Black Panther Party.- Early life :...
- George DawsonGeorge Dawson (author)George Dawson was called "America's favorite poster child for literacy" after learning to read at the age of 98. His life story, Life Is So Good, was published in 2000.-Early and mid-life:...
– author - Floyd DixonFloyd DixonFor the American football player see Floyd Dixon Floyd Dixon was an American rhythm and blues pianist and singer.-Biography:...
– Rhythm and Blues pianist - Mathew EctorMathew EctorMathew Duncan Ector was an American legislator, Texas jurist, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
– jurist and legislator - Chris ElrodChris ElrodChris Elrod is the lead pastor and founder of Compass Point Church, a Christian church plant in Lakeland, Florida. A pastor, speaker, blogger and writer, Elrod is best known as a successful Christian comedian who toured extensively throughout North America from 1990 to 2000.- Biography :Born in...
– Christian comedian and writer http://chriselrod.com - James L. Farmer, Jr.James L. Farmer, Jr.James Leonard Farmer, Jr. was a civil rights activist and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He was the initiator and organizer of the 1961 Freedom Ride, which eventually led to the desegregation of inter-state transportation in the United States.In 1942, Farmer co-founded the Committee...
– founder of CORECongress of Racial EqualityThe Congress of Racial Equality or CORE was a U.S. civil rights organization that originally played a pivotal role for African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement...
, organized freedom rides - James L. Farmer, Sr.James L. Farmer, Sr.James Leonard Farmer, Sr. was an American author, theologian, educator, and the first African-American Texan to earn a doctorate. Farmer served as a deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church and as a professor at several historically black colleges and universities in the U.S...
– first Black Texan to hold a doctorate - George ForemanGeorge ForemanGeorge Edward Foreman is an American two-time former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained Baptist minister, author and successful entrepreneur...
– athlete and entrepreneur - Ben Z. GrantBen Z. GrantBenjamin Z. Grant is a former Texas legislator, state judge, and current author and playwright.Member, Texas House of Representatives - 1971 to 1981;Judge, 71st Judicial District of Texas - 1981 to 1985;...
– playwright, Texas legislator, state judge - Sam B. Hall, Jr. – former congressman and federal jurist
- Lawrence Hamilton – NFL Wide Receiver
- James Pinckney HendersonJames Pinckney HendersonJames Pinckney Henderson was a United States and Republic of Texas lawyer, politician, soldier, and the first Governor of the State of Texas....
– first governor of Texas - Susan HowardSusan HowardJeri Lynn Mooney , better known as Susan Howard, is an American actress, writer, and political activist; best known for portraying the character Donna Culver Krebbs on the soap opera Dallas, Maggie Petrocelli on the television show Petrocelli, and to Star Trek fans for portraying Mara, the first...
– actress, writer, activist - Alphonso JacksonAlphonso JacksonAlphonso Jackson served as the 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development . He was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 28, 2004 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on March 31, 2004. On March 31, 2008, Jackson announced his resignation, effective April 18,...
– member of George W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
's cabinet - Wes Jeans – Texas Blues Guitarist
- Lady Bird JohnsonLady Bird JohnsonClaudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 during the presidency of her husband Lyndon B. Johnson. Throughout her life, she was an advocate for beautification of the nation's cities and highways and conservation of natural resources and made that...
– First Lady and environmental activist - Latte Johnson
- Walter P. LaneWalter P. LaneWalter Paye Lane was a Confederate general during the American Civil War who also served in the armies of the Republic of Texas and the United States of America.-Early life:...
– Confederate General - Fred T. LongFred T. LongFred Thomas "Pop" "Pops" "Big" Long was an African American professional baseball player in the Negro Leagues and a college football coach. He was the head football coach at four historically black colleges and universities in Texas between 1921 and 1965, compiling a career record of...
– Wiley CollegeWiley CollegeWiley College is a four-year, private, historically black, liberal arts college located on the west side of Marshall, Texas. Founded in 1873 by the Methodist Episcopal Church's Bishop Isaac Wiley and certified in 1882 by the Freedman's Aid Society, it is notable as one of the oldest predominantly...
football coach and athletic director - Robert W. LougheryRobert W. LougheryRobert W. Loughery was a 19th century United States newspaper publisher and editor who worked for or owned newspapers in Louisiana and Texas....
– journalist, publisher, and diplomat - Ashley C. McKinleyAshley C. McKinleyAshley Chadbourne McKinley was an accomplished American aerial photographer and Colonel in the U.S. Army Air Corps who helped pioneer aviation at subzero temperatures. He accompanied Richard E. Byrd as an aerial photographer on his expedition to the South Pole.He joined the Missouri National Guard...
– aviator; explorer - Bill MoyersBill MoyersBill Moyers is an American journalist and public commentator. He served as White House Press Secretary in the United States President Lyndon B. Johnson Administration from 1965 to 1967. He worked as a news commentator on television for ten years. Moyers has had an extensive involvement with public...
– journalist and government official - Leo MichelsonLeo MichelsonLeo Michelson was an American artist considered part of the École de Paris, although his works span many periods and styles.-Biography:Michelson was born in Riga, Latvia. He attended the Imperial Academy in St...
– painter and sculptor - John T. MillsJohn T. MillsJohn T. Mills was an American lawyer who served as a Supreme Court Justice for the Republic of Texas.-Biography:...
– Supreme Court Justice of the Republic of Texas - Johnny MossJohnny MossJohnny Moss was a gambler and professional poker player. He was the first winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event, at the time a cash game event in which he was awarded the title by the vote of his peers in 1970, He also twice won the current tournament format of the WSOP Main Event in...
– champion poker player - Pendleton MurrahPendleton MurrahPendleton Murrah was the tenth Governor of Texas. His term in office coincided with the American Civil War.A native of South Carolina, Murrah graduated from Brown University in 1848. He moved to Texas and opened a law practice in Marshall. He ran and was defeated for the U.S...
– Texas Governor' - Gertrude NelsonGertrude NelsonGertrude DeWitt Nelson was an African American military, civilian, and American Red Cross nurse from Louisiana whose career spanned much of the 20th century. She was born at the end of the 19th century and died at the start of the 21st century.Nelson was born in Colfax, the seat of Grant Parish,...
- Lawrenece Aaron Nixon – civil rights activist
- Bill Oldham – Police Chief and Sheriff
- Lucy Holcombe Pickens – 19th Century Southern socialite
- William Henry PopeWilliam Henry Pope (U.S. politician)William Henry Pope was an American soldier, lawyer, and State Senator from Texas. Pope was influential in writing and passing Texas Jim Crow laws and described himself as the “Jim Crow Senator”.-External links:...
– politician, self-described "Jim CrowJim Crow lawsThe Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans...
Senator" - Horace Randal – Confederate brigadier general
- Henry RoquemoreHenry RoquemoreHenry Roquemore or Henry Rocquemore was an American character actor who primarily played bit parts. He appeared in 229 silent and sound films from 1927 until 1943...
– 20th century actor - Wendy Russell RevesWendy Russell RevesWendy Russell Reves was an American philanthropist, socialite, and former fashion model.-Early life and career:She was born Wyn-Nelle Russell in Marshall, Texas, and adopted the name Wendy as an adult....
– fashion model, philanthropist - Max SandlinMax SandlinMax Sandlin , is a lawyer, lobbyist, American politician, and former Democratic Congressman who served eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Texas District 1....
– former congressman and House Minority Whip - Franklin Barlow SextonFranklin Barlow SextonFranklin Barlow Sexton was a politician from Texas who served in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War....
– Confederate Congressman - I. B. ScottIsaiah Benjamin ScottIsaiah Benjamin Scott or I.B. Scott was an American theologian, educator, and journalist.Scott was an ordained Methodist Episcopal reverend and elder; and was active in the leadership of the denomination...
– Methodist Episcopal cleric, newspaper editor, and educator - Terrance ShawTerrance ShawTerrance Shaw is an American football cornerback. He was born in Marshall, Texas. Terrance was selected in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers...
– NFL cornerback - Erich Spangenberg – Intellectual Property investor
- Kendrick StarlingKendrick StarlingKendrick Starling in is an American football wide receiver who played for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He attended San José State University.-Early years through high school:...
— NFL wide receiver - James Harper StarrJames Harper StarrJames Harper Starr served as a commissioner of the Texas General Land Office and later Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas and also as director of the postal service of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War as well as the...
– politician - Franklin Barlow SextonFranklin Barlow SextonFranklin Barlow Sexton was a politician from Texas who served in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War....
- Thomas Reagan Tanner
- Y.A. Tittle – American Football Hall of Famer
- Melvin B. TolsonMelvin B. TolsonMelvin Beaunorus Tolson was an American Modernist poet, educator, columnist, and politician. His work concentrated on the experience of African Americans and includes several long historical poems. His work was influenced by his study of the Harlem Renaissance, although he spent nearly all of...
– author, poet, and politician - Isaac Van ZandtIsaac Van ZandtIsaac Van Zandt was a political leader in the Republic of Texas. Van Zandt County, Texas, was named in his honor....
– statesman of both Republic and State of Texas - James WheatonJames WheatonJames Wheaton , was an American motion picture and television actor. He may be best known as the voice actor "OMM" in George Lucas's THX 1138, a role for which he was chosen over Orson Welles...
– actor - Peter WhetstonePeter WhetstonePeter Whetstone was an early pioneer leader in the Republic of Texas most remembered for founding the city of Marshall, Texas with Isaac Van Zandt.Whetstone married Dicey, or Dicy, Webster in 1816 in Arkansas...
– Moderator Leader and City Father - Louis T. Wigfall – U.S., and later Confederate, Senator
- James "Jim" Wilkins (1947-2009) – Marshall police chief, 2001-2008; previously the FBIFederal Bureau of InvestigationThe Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
agent in TexasTyler, TexasTyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau... - Kevin WilliamsKevin Williams (running back)Kevin Williams is a former running back in the National Football League.-Career:Williams was drafted in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, but did not make the team. He would spend the 1993 NFL season with the Green Bay Packers....
– NFL running back - Bob Young – football player
- Mark Mateljan -E.T.B.U. Business Student of the year 2004
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