Grady Hazlewood
| Grady Hazlewood | |
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| Texas State Senator from District 31 (Panhandle) | |
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In office 1941–1971 |
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| Preceded by | Clint C. Small |
| Succeeded by | Max Sherman |
| Texas State Senate President Pro Tempore | |
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In office 1949–1949 |
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| Preceded by | George C. Morris |
| Succeeded by | Wardlow W. Lane |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 18, 1902 Old Fort Chadbourne Coke County Texas, USA |
| Died | April 1, 1989 (aged 86) Austin, Travis County, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Audrine Smith Hazlewood (married 1927-1989, his death) |
| Residence | Amarillo, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Texas Law School |
| Occupation |
Lawyer |
| Hazlewood is the father of the farm-to-market road system in Texas, which converted rural dirt roads to asphalt. | |
Lawyer
Dairy farmer
Real estate businessman
Grady Hazlewood (August 18, 1902 – April 1, 1989) was a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate from 1941 to 1971, having represented the Amarillo-based District 31 in the Panhandle. He was sometimes known as "the old gray fox" for his ability as an "aw shucks" country lawyer to procure passage of his bills.
Hazlewood was born at Old Fort Chadbourne (established 1852) near Bronte in Coke County, Texas, located northeast of San Angelo. Chadbourne is now a ghost town accessible to the south of Sweetwater, the seat of Nolan County. As a boy, Hazlewood relocated with his parents and four brothers to a farm near Canyon, the seat of Randall County, south of Amarillo. He graduated from West Texas A&M University (then West Texas State Teachers College) in Canyon. In 1926, he procured his legal degree through the University of Texas Law School in Austin. In 1927, he married the former Audrine Smith (May 26, 1902–April 30, 1991) He returned to Amarillo to practice law and was elected district attorney during the 1930s.
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