E L Short
| E L Short | |
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Short in undated photo
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| Texas State Representative for District 73 (Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Lynn, Martin, and Terry counties) | |
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In office August 11, 1969 – January 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Randy Pendleton |
| Succeeded by | Jim Rudd |
| Texas State Senator for Andrews, Borden, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Garza, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Terry, and Yoakum counties. | |
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In office 1979–1983 |
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| Preceded by | Kent Hance |
| Succeeded by | John T. Montford |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 2, 1925 Grassland, Texas, USA |
| Died | June 24, 2015 (aged 89) Tahoka, Texas, USA |
| Resting place | Texas State Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic-turned-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ernestine Fortenberry Short (married 1947) |
| Children |
Vivian Bruns |
| Residence | Tahoka, Texas |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | United Methodist Church |
Vivian Bruns
Patti Kilpatrick
Robin Taylor
E L Short (October 2, 1925 – June 24, 2015) was a farmer, rancher, and businessman from Tahoka in Lynn County, Texas, who was a Democratic member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature.
Short (the E L doesn't stand for anything) was born in Grassland in Lynn County to Cleburne E. "Bert" Short (1897–1980), a farmer originally from Greenville, Texas, and the former Eva Lena McCord (1900–1989). In 1943, Short graduated from Tahoka High School and attended Texas A&M University in College Station for a semester before he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944. He was stationed on the California coast and then dispatched to mainland China. After the war, he attended several more semesters at Texas A&M.
In 1947, Short wed the former Ernestine "Dink" Fortenberry (born January 27, 1929), a native of Dawson County. The couple has four daughters, Vivian Bruns of Sierra Vista, Arizona, Patti Kilpatrick of Brownwood, Robin Taylor of Brownfield, Texas, and Leah Taylor of Tahoka. Except as in-laws, the husbands of Robin and Leah Taylor are otherwise unrelated. Short is United Methodist. He died in Tahoka on June 24, 2015.
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