Marshall Formby Politician

Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr. (April 12, 1911–December 27, 1984), was a Texas attorney, newspaper publisher, radio executive, and a Democratic politician who served a term in the Texas State Senate from District 30 from 1941 to 1945. He was a defender of West Texas interests and entitled a 1962 book, These Are My People. Formby was a maternal uncle of current Republican State Senator Robert L. Duncan, an attorney from Lubbock who holds the District 28 seat.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 12, 1911
Birth place
Texas , Hopkins County Texas , Como Texas , United States
Religion
Baptists
Date of deathDecember 27, 1984
Place of death
Texas , Hale County Texas , Plainview Texas
Residence
Texas , Plainview Texas
Education
University of Texas at Austin
Texas Tech University
Spur Independent School District
Baylor University
Profession
Journalist , Attorneys in the United States , Radio

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Office holder

officeCounty judge of Dickens County Texas
party
Democratic Party (United States)
region
Texas Senate District 30
Andrews County Texas
Bailey County Texas
Borden County Texas
Cochran County Texas
Cottle County Texas
Crosby County Texas
Dawson County Texas
Dickens County Texas
Floyd County Texas
Gaines County Texas
Garza County Texas
Hale County Texas
Hockley County Texas
Howard County Texas
Kent County Texas
King County Texas
Lamb County Texas
Lubbock County Texas
Lynn County Texas
Martin County Texas
Motley County Texas
Stonewall County Texas
Terry County Texas
Yoakum County Texas

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