James Allred
| James Allred | |
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Allred in 1937
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| 33rd Governor of Texas | |
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In office January 15, 1935 – January 17, 1939 |
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| Lieutenant | Walter Frank Woodul |
| Preceded by | Miriam A. Ferguson |
| Succeeded by | W. Lee O'Daniel |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
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In office February 23, 1939 – May 14, 1942 |
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| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Allen B. Hannay |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
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In office October 13, 1949 – September 24, 1959 |
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| Appointed by | Harry S Truman |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Reynaldo Guerra Garza |
| Attorney General of Texas | |
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In office 1931–1935 |
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| Preceded by | Robert L. Bobbitt |
| Succeeded by | William McCraw |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Burr V Allred March 29, 1899 Bowie, Montague County Texas, USA |
| Died | September 24, 1959 (aged 60) Laredo, Webb County, Texas |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery in Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Joe Betsy Miller |
| Residence | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Disciples of Christ |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1918 |
| Rank | Seaman |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
James V. Allred (March 29, 1899 – September 24, 1959) was a United States politician who served as the 33rd Governor of Texas during the New Deal era. He was thereafter a United States federal judge. He is remembered for his unwavering support of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Christened James Burr V Allred, Allred was born in Bowie in Montague County in north central Texas. Burr and V were the names of his uncles. He was known as "Vee" until he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1918. The Navy clerks had no intention of typing his full name on forms, so he was listed as "Allred, James V," the Roman numeral "V" being mistaken for the letter "V." Allred had no problem with the change, and used the altered form of his name the rest of his life.
Allred had enrolled in Rice Institute in 1917 but left school soon thereafter because of financial problems. He served in the U.S. Immigration Service for a short while before enlisting in the Navy World War I.
After the war he clerked in a law office in Wichita Falls, Texas, obtained a law degree in 1921 from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, and began a private law practice in Wichita Falls.
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