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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Court in Texas</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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C. Winch</a> 1870-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrill.html#931.81.24">Amos Morrill</a> 1872-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saal-sacket.html#327.05.59">Chauncey B. Sabin</a> 1884-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#698.31.82">David E. Bryant</a> 1890-1910 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/russell4.html#286.05.35">Gordon J. Russell</a> 1910 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/estes.html#165.88.87">William Lee Estes</a> 1920-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#637.44.53">Randolph Bryant</a> 1931-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehe-shelden.html#523.02.78">Joseph Warren Sheehy</a> 1951-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#818.06.68">Joe J. Fisher</a> 1959-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steelman-steil.html#012.20.06">William M. Steger</a> 1970-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cobb.html#135.48.15">Howell Cobb</a> 1985-2001 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall8.html#796.35.74">Sam B. Hall, Jr.</a> 1985-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown7.html#817.96.19">Paul N. Brown</a> 1985-2001 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schauber-schemanske.html#131.69.26">Richard A. Schell</a> 1988-2015 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heaney-heartwell.html#436.03.63">Thad Heartfield</a> 1995-2010 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html#296.65.43">Leonard E. Davis</a> 2002-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cronen-crosbie.html#528.20.82">Marcia A. Crone</a> 2003- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schneider.html#834.77.95">Michael H. Schneider, Sr.</a> 2004-16 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mayne-mcallen.html#233.30.37">Amos Louis Mazzant III</a> 2014- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schroeder.html#173.63.81">Robert William Schroeder III</a> 2014- <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1883 Oct 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrill.html#931.81.24">Amos Morrill</a>, retired. <li> 1890 Mar 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saal-sacket.html#327.05.59">Chauncey B. Sabin</a>, died in office. <li> 1910 Feb 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#698.31.82">David E. Bryant</a>, died in office. <li> 1930 Jun 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/estes.html#165.88.87">William Lee Estes</a>, died in office. <li> 1951 Apr 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#637.44.53">Randolph Bryant</a>, died in office. <li> 1967 Feb 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehe-shelden.html#523.02.78">Joseph Warren Sheehy</a>, died in office. <li> 1987 Dec 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steelman-steil.html#012.20.06">William M. Steger</a>, took senior status. <li> 1994 Apr 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall8.html#796.35.74">Sam B. Hall, Jr.</a>, died in office. <li> 2001 Mar 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cobb.html#135.48.15">Howell Cobb</a>, took senior status. <li> 2001 Apr 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown7.html#817.96.19">Paul N. Brown</a>, took senior status. <li> 2010 Jan 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heaney-heartwell.html#436.03.63">Thad Heartfield</a>, took senior status. <li> 2015 Mar 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schauber-schemanske.html#131.69.26">Richard A. Schell</a>, took senior status. <li> 2015 May 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html#296.65.43">Leonard E. Davis</a>, retired. <li> 2016 Jan 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schneider.html#834.77.95">Michael H. Schneider, Sr.</a>, took senior status. <p> <b>U.S. District Judges for the Northern District of Texas, 1879-2017</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccormick.html#949.77.37">Andrew P. McCormick</a> 1879-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reade-rector.html#145.85.23">John B. Rector</a> 1892-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#451.15.68">Edward Roscoe Meek</a> 1898-1935 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson5.html#069.52.88">James C. Wilson</a> 1919-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atlee-atwell.html#322.78.11">William H. Atwell</a> 1923-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davidson.html#293.74.30">T. W. Davidson</a> 1936-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donovon-dorilus.html#456.27.01">Joseph Brannon Dooley</a> 1947-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/estes.html#266.36.72">Joe Ewing Estes</a> 1955-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#407.58.08">Sarah Tilghman Hughes</a> 1961 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewster.html#800.06.06">Leo Brewster</a> 1961-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor9.html#706.45.94">William McLaughlin Taylor, Jr.</a> 1966-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodward.html#243.78.88">Halbert O. Woodward</a> 1968-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill7.html#758.04.26">Robert Madden Hill</a> 1970-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mahady-mahone.html#796.23.69">Eldon Mahon</a> 1972-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beldam-belknap.html#520.78.72">David Owen Belew, Jr.</a> 1979-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanders.html#934.97.65">Barefoot Sanders</a> 1979-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buchecker-buchtel.html#953.13.22">Jerry Buchmeyer</a> 1979-2003 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maloney.html#528.18.42">Robert B. Maloney</a> 1985-2000 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cummings.html#397.53.64">Samuel Ray Cummings</a> 1987-2014 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcbroom-mccain.html#299.69.36">John H. McBryde</a> 1990- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#038.37.63">Jorge Antonio Solis</a> 1991-2016 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#535.74.07">Terry R. Means</a> 1991-2013 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyle.html#904.33.40">Jane J. Boyle</a> 2004- <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1898 Apr 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reade-rector.html#145.85.23">John B. Rector</a>, died in office. <li> 1935 Dec 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#451.15.68">Edward Roscoe Meek</a>, took senior status. <li> 1954 Dec 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atlee-atwell.html#322.78.11">William H. Atwell</a>, took senior status. <li> 1965 Nov 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davidson.html#293.74.30">T. W. Davidson</a>, took senior status. <li> 1966 Oct 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donovon-dorilus.html#456.27.01">Joseph Brannon Dooley</a>, took senior status. <li> 1972 Jul 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/estes.html#266.36.72">Joe Ewing Estes</a>, took senior status. <li> 1973 Nov 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewster.html#800.06.06">Leo Brewster</a>, took senior status. <li> 1979 Feb 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor9.html#706.45.94">William McLaughlin Taylor, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 1986 Dec 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodward.html#243.78.88">Halbert O. Woodward</a>, took senior status. <li> 1989 Oct 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mahady-mahone.html#796.23.69">Eldon Mahon</a>, took senior status. <li> 1990 May 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beldam-belknap.html#520.78.72">David Owen Belew, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 1996 Jan 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanders.html#934.97.65">Barefoot Sanders</a>, took senior status. <li> 2000 Aug 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maloney.html#528.18.42">Robert B. Maloney</a>, took senior status. <li> 2003 Sep 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buchecker-buchtel.html#953.13.22">Jerry Buchmeyer</a>, took senior status. <li> 2013 Jul 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#535.74.07">Terry R. Means</a>, took senior status. <li> 2014 Dec 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cummings.html#397.53.64">Samuel Ray Cummings</a>, took senior status. <li> 2016 May 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#038.37.63">Jorge Antonio Solis</a>, retired. <p> <b>U.S. District Judges for the Southern District of Texas, 1902-2017</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnquist-burns.html#205.51.98">Waller T. Burns</a> 1902-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hurn-hutchin.html#620.13.74">Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr.</a> 1918-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy-kensey.html#815.72.56">T. M. Kennerly</a> 1931 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allman-alsop.html#217.02.09">James V. Allred</a> 1939-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hannaford-hanscom.html#146.93.67">Allen Burroughs Hannay</a> 1942-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allman-alsop.html#217.02.09">James V. Allred</a> 1949-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html#366.72.70">Ben Clarkson Connally</a> 1949-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garza-gately.html#957.04.87">Reynaldo Guerra Garza</a> 1961-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nodar-noha.html#013.27.96">James Latane Noel, Jr.</a> 1961-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simspon-sizemore.html#875.74.34">John V. Singleton, Jr.</a> 1966-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scull-searls.html#127.40.23">Woodrow B. Seals</a> 1966-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckrop-buel.html#172.22.30">Carl Olaf Bue, Jr.</a> 1970-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sterling.html#496.69.26">Ross N. Sterling</a> 1976-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cowan.html#460.73.48">Finis E. Cowan</a> 1977-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/black.html#005.94.21">Norman William Black</a> 1979-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/churchwell-ciro.html#062.97.50">George Edward Cire</a> 1979-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/deane-deboice.html#468.73.91">James DeAnda</a> 1979-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufmann-keast.html#220.52.73">George P. Kazen</a> 1979-2009 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdonald.html#260.48.97">Gabrielle Anne Kirk McDonald</a> 1979-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gibson.html#423.98.87">Hugh Gibson</a> 1979-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/veach-veltri.html#911.60.14">Filemon Vela</a> 1980-2000 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/head.html#405.58.47">Hayden Wilson Head, Jr.</a> 1981-2009 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harmon.html#651.97.90">Melinda Harmon</a> 1989- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rainey.html#818.69.56">John David Rainey</a> 1990-2010 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wentz-werline.html#853.94.96">Ewing Werlein, Jr.</a> 1992-2006 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atlee-atwell.html#550.45.23">Nancy Friedman Atlas</a> 1995- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tagawa-talbird.html#356.12.70">Hilda G. Tagle</a> 1998-2012 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellison-ellsberry.html#112.23.65">Keith P. Ellison</a> 1999- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crane.html#904.04.31">Randy Crane</a> 2002- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/handerson-hanlan.html#596.24.53">Andrew S. Hanen</a> 2002- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alt-amersoon.html#740.73.66">Micaela Alvarez</a> 2004- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller4.html#043.77.07">Gray Hampton Miller</a> 2006- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saintgeorge-salliotte.html#548.56.34">Diana Saldana</a> 2011- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ramacitti-rampton.html#886.24.71">Nelva Gonzales Ramos</a> 2011- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corsentino-costas.html#977.53.10">Gregg Jeffrey Costa</a> 2012-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bennett1.html#883.86.35">Alfred Homer Bennett</a> 2015- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/handerson-hanlan.html#301.54.31">George Carol Hanks, Jr.</a> 2015- <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1917 Nov 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnquist-burns.html#205.51.98">Waller T. Burns</a>, died in office. <li> 1959 Sep 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allman-alsop.html#217.02.09">James V. Allred</a>, died in office. <li> 1974 Dec 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html#366.72.70">Ben Clarkson Connally</a>, took senior status. <li> 1975 Aug 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hannaford-hanscom.html#146.93.67">Allen Burroughs Hannay</a>, took senior status. <li> 1976 Dec 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nodar-noha.html#013.27.96">James Latane Noel, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 1979 Jun 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cowan.html#460.73.48">Finis E. Cowan</a>, resigned. <li> 1982 Dec 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scull-searls.html#127.40.23">Woodrow B. Seals</a>, took senior status. <li> 1985 May 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/churchwell-ciro.html#062.97.50">George Edward Cire</a>, died in office. <li> 1987 Sep 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckrop-buel.html#172.22.30">Carl Olaf Bue, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 1988 Jan 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sterling.html#496.69.26">Ross N. Sterling</a>, died in office. <li> 1988 Apr 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simspon-sizemore.html#875.74.34">John V. Singleton, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 1988 Aug 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdonald.html#260.48.97">Gabrielle Anne Kirk McDonald</a>, resigned. <li> 1989 Nov 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gibson.html#423.98.87">Hugh Gibson</a>, took senior status. <li> 1992 Oct 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/deane-deboice.html#468.73.91">James DeAnda</a>, retired. <li> 1996 Dec 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/black.html#005.94.21">Norman William Black</a>, took senior status. <li> 2000 May 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/veach-veltri.html#911.60.14">Filemon Vela</a>, took senior status. <li> 2006 Jan 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wentz-werline.html#853.94.96">Ewing Werlein, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 2009 May 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufmann-keast.html#220.52.73">George P. Kazen</a>, took senior status. <li> 2009 Nov 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/head.html#405.58.47">Hayden Wilson Head, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 2010 Jun 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rainey.html#818.69.56">John David Rainey</a>, took senior status. <li> 2012 Dec 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tagawa-talbird.html#356.12.70">Hilda G. Tagle</a>, took senior status. <p> <b>U.S. District Judges for the Western District of Texas, 1857-2017</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/durkee-duval.html#275.92.99">Thomas Howard DuVal</a> 1857-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/matthewson-maxson.html#259.00.20">Thomas Sheldon Maxey</a> 1888-1916 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/west-westbrook.html#983.00.16">DuVal West</a> 1916-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#426.82.51">William R. Smith</a> 1917-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyles-bradburn.html#171.35.72">Charles A. Boynton</a> 1924-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmillan.html#231.11.69">Robert Johnston McMillan</a> 1932-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rice.html#164.16.98">Ben Herbert Rice, Jr.</a> 1945-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomason-thomasson.html#593.81.75">R. Ewing Thomason</a> 1947 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparling-spellman.html#589.17.98">Adrian Spears</a> 1961-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thone-thornley.html#951.42.74">W. Homer Thornberry</a> 1963-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sutphen-sutto.html#313.77.12">Dorwin Wallace Suttle</a> 1964-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wood5.html#528.85.77">John H. Wood, Jr.</a> 1970-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#385.00.48">William S. Sessions</a> 1974-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bunnel-burbridge.html#805.72.25">Lucius Bunton</a> 1979-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shannon.html#360.47.80">Clyde Frederick Shannon, Jr.</a> 1980-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garcia.html#187.34.16">Hipolito Frank Garcia</a> 1980-2002 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#487.87.81">Walter S. Smith, Jr.</a> 1984-2016 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparks.html#640.63.08">Sam Sparks</a> 1991- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/biden-biged.html#433.64.53">Samuel Frederick Biery, Jr.</a> 1994-2000 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#603.59.66">David Briones</a> 1994- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martinez.html#423.75.33">Philip Ray Martinez</a> 2002- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moses.html#121.08.02">Alia Moses</a> 2002- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/judge-jyles.html#109.99.93">Robert Junell</a> 2003- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/capozzi-carew.html#693.13.23">Kathleen Cardone</a> 2003- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroney-montfort.html#819.57.40">Frank Montalvo</a> 2003- <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1880 Oct 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/durkee-duval.html#275.92.99">Thomas Howard DuVal</a>, died in office. <li> 1916 Dec 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/matthewson-maxson.html#259.00.20">Thomas Sheldon Maxey</a>, retired. <li> 1924 Aug 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#426.82.51">William R. Smith</a>, died in office. <li> 1931 Nov 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/west-westbrook.html#983.00.16">DuVal West</a>, took senior status. <li> 1941 Oct 27: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmillan.html#231.11.69">Robert Johnston McMillan</a>, died in office. <li> 1947 May 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyles-bradburn.html#171.35.72">Charles A. Boynton</a>, took senior status. <li> 1964 Mar 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rice.html#164.16.98">Ben Herbert Rice, Jr.</a>, died in office. <li> 1979 May 29: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wood5.html#528.85.77">John H. Wood, Jr.</a>, died in office. <li> 1979 Oct 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparling-spellman.html#589.17.98">Adrian Spears</a>, took senior status; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sutphen-sutto.html#313.77.12">Dorwin Wallace Suttle</a>, took senior status. <li> 1984 Jan 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shannon.html#360.47.80">Clyde Frederick Shannon, Jr.</a>, resigned. <li> 1987 Nov 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#385.00.48">William S. Sessions</a>, resigned. <li> 1992 Dec 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bunnel-burbridge.html#805.72.25">Lucius Bunton</a>, took senior status. <li> 2002 Jan 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garcia.html#187.34.16">Hipolito Frank Garcia</a>, died in office. <li> 2016 Sep 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#487.87.81">Walter S. 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