George H. Mahon
| George H. Mahon | |
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| 41st Dean of the United States House of Representatives | |
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In office March 7, 1976 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Wright Patman |
| Succeeded by | Jamie L. Whitten |
| Chair of the House Appropriations Committee | |
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In office April 12, 1964 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Clarence Cannon |
| Succeeded by | Jamie L. Whitten |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 19th district |
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In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Kent Hance |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 22, 1900 Mahon Community Claiborne Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | November 19, 1985 (aged 85) San Angelo Tom Green County, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Stephenson Mahon (ca. 1924-1985, his death) |
| Children | One daughter |
| Residence |
Colorado City, Texas |
| Alma mater |
Loraine High School (Loraine, Texas) |
Colorado City, Texas
Lubbock, Texas
Loraine High School (Loraine, Texas)
Hardin-Simmons University
George Herman Mahon (September 22, 1900 – November 19, 1985) was a Texas politician who served twenty-two consecutive terms (1935–1979) as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the Lubbock-based 19th congressional district.
His legacies include the development of federal farm programs, the establishment of the former Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock and Webb Air Force Base in Big Spring, leadership in the development of Interstate 27, a short connection between Amarillo and Lubbock, and disaster relief during droughts and tornadoes common to West Texas.
Mahon was born to John Kirkpatrick Mahon and the former Lola Willis in the Mahon community near Haynesville in Claiborne Parish in northern Louisiana near the Arkansas state line. In 1908, Mahon's family moved to Loraine in Mitchell County, Texas, where young George graduated from Loraine High School. In 1924, he received his bachelor's degree from Baptist-affiliated Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. While in college he married the former Helen Stephenson, and they had one daughter. In 1925, Mahon graduated from the University of Texas Law School in Austin.
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