Graham B. Purcell, Jr.
| Graham Boynton Purcell Jr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 13th district |
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In office January 27, 1962 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Frank N. Ikard |
| Succeeded by | Bob Price |
| Judge of the 89th Judicial District Court | |
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In office 1955–1962 |
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| Born |
May 5, 1919 Archer City, Archer County Texas, USA |
| Died | June 11, 2011 (aged 92) Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Resting place | Archer City Cemetery in Archer City, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Texas A&M University Baylor Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Graham Boynton Purcell Jr. (May 5, 1919 – June 11, 2011), was a United States representative from Texas' 13th congressional district.
Born in Archer City in Archer County, a part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area, Purcell attended public schools and received his Bachelor of Science from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in 1946, and his LL.B. in 1949 from Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas.
Purcell served in the United States Army during World War II from 1941 to 1946 and served thereafter in the United States Army Reserve. He served as judge of the Eighty-ninth Judicial District Court of Texas from 1955 to 1962. He was a delegate to the 1960 and 1964 Democratic national conventions, which met in Los Angeles and Atlantic City, New Jersey, respectively to nominate the Kennedy-Johnson and the Johnson-Humphrey tickets, both of which prevailed in Texas.
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