George Peddy
| George Edwin Bailey Peddy | |
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| Texas State Representative from District 8 (Shelby County) | |
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In office January 9, 1917 – September 10, 1917 |
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| Preceded by | Willie B. Savage |
| Succeeded by | John C. Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 22, 1892 Tenaha, Shelby County Texas, USA |
| Died | June 13, 1951 (aged 58) Houston, Texas |
| Resting place | Ramah Cemetery in Tenaha, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gertrude Irwin Peddy (married 1921-1951, his death) |
| Children | Reared two of his nephews by marriage |
| Alma mater | University of Texas School of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer for Vinson & Elkins |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Battles/wars | World War II - Invasion of Normandy |
George Edwin Bailey Peddy (August 22, 1892 - June 13, 1951) was a Texas lawyer and politician who ran in 1922 as a combination Independent Democrat/Republican write-in candidate for the United States Senate.
He was defeated by the official Democratic nominee, Earle Bradford Mayfield, an outgoing member of the Texas Railroad Commission. Mayfield, a native of Overton in East Texas, carried the backing of the Ku Klux Klan, which Peddy opposed.
Peddy was born on a farm near Tenaha, in Shelby County in East Texas. He was the seventh son of William Henry Peddy and the former Laura Gertrude Chambers. His father died soon after Peddy's birth, and Peddy worked as a young man to help support his mother.
He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas in Austin. In 1920, he graduated from the University of Texas School of Law.
Peddy was the UT student body president in 1917 as well as the District 8 state representative from Shelby County. He opposed Governor James E. Ferguson's policies regarding UT funding and procedures but, like Ferguson, was a strong opponent of the Klan. During World War I, Peddy accepted a commission as a captain in the United States Army.
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