Mark Wells White
| Mark White | |
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| 43rd Governor of Texas | |
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In office January 18, 1983 – January 20, 1987 |
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| Lieutenant | William P. Hobby Jr. |
| Preceded by | Bill Clements |
| Succeeded by | Bill Clements |
| 46th Attorney General of Texas | |
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In office January 19, 1979 – January 18, 1983 |
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| Governor | Bill Clements |
| Preceded by | John Hill |
| Succeeded by | Jim Mattox |
| 74th Secretary of State of Texas | |
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In office January 19, 1973 – October 27, 1977 |
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| Governor | Dolph Briscoe |
| Preceded by | V. Larry Teaver Jr. |
| Succeeded by | George Strake Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Mark Wells White Jr. March 17, 1940 Henderson, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 2017 (aged 77) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Texas State Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Gale Thompson (m. 1966-2017, his death) |
| Children | (1) Mark Wells White, III (2) Andrew White (3) Elizabeth Marie Russell |
| Education | Baylor University (BA, JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Unit |
Texas Army National Guard • 36th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Mark Wells White Jr. (March 17, 1940 – August 5, 2017) was an American politician and lawyer, who served as the 43rd Governor of Texas from 1983 to 1987. He also held office as Secretary of State of Texas (1973–77), and as Texas Attorney General (1979–83).
White was elected governor in the 1982 gubernatorial election, defeating the incumbent Bill Clements. A member of the Democratic Party, White sought to improve education, transportation, water resources, law enforcement, and taxes to lure new industry to Texas. He appointed the first Hispanic woman to serve as judge of a district court in Texas. In the 1986 gubernatorial election, White lost to former Republican Governor Clements, 52.7% to 46.0%.
White was born in Henderson, in Rusk County, Texas, to Mark Wells White Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth White.
In Houston he attended Woodrow Wilson Elementary School,Lanier Junior High School and Lamar High School.
White attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he was a member of the Tryon Coterie Club (now the Texas Lambda Chapter of Phi Delta Theta). He subsequently graduated from Baylor Law School in 1965.
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