Lindley Beckworth
| Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. | |
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Beckworth in 1938
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| Judge of the United States Customs Court | |
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In office March 4, 1967 – August 31, 1968 |
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| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | David John Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Edward D. Re |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Morgan G. Sanders |
| Succeeded by | Brady P. Gentry |
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In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Brady P. Gentry |
| Succeeded by | Joe Pool |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives | |
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In office 1936–1938 |
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June 30, 1913 Kaufman, Texas |
| Died | March 9, 1984 (aged 70) Tyler, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Judge |
Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. (June 30, 1913 – March 9, 1984) was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1953 and 1957 to 1967. He later served as a Judge for the United States Customs Court.
Beckworth was born on a farm in the South Bouie community near Mabank, Texas. He attended the rural schools, Abilene Christian College, East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce, Texas, Sam Houston State Teachers College (now Sam Houston State University), and Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. He taught school in Upshur County, Texas for three years and attended the law department of Baylor University, Waco, Texas and the University of Texas at Austin. He was admitted to the bar in 1937 and commenced practice in Gilmer, Texas.
Beckworth was a member of the Texas House of Representatives 1936-1938. He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1953) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1952. He was unsuccessful for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator. After Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Longview, Texas. He was elected to the Eighty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967) but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1966. Beckworth was riding in the Dallas motorcade on November 22, 1963 when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
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