James V. Allred Explained

James V. Allred
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Appointer:Harry S. Truman
Term Start:October 13, 1949
Term End:September 24, 1959
Predecessor:Seat established
Successor:Reynaldo Guerra Garza
Appointer1:Franklin D. Roosevelt
Term Start1:February 23, 1939
Term End1:May 14, 1942
Predecessor1:Seat established
Successor1:Allen Burroughs Hannay
Order2:33rd Governor of Texas
Lieutenant2:Walter Frank Woodul
Term Start2:January 15, 1935
Term End2:January 17, 1939
Predecessor2:Miriam A. Ferguson
Successor2:W. Lee O'Daniel
Office3:35th Attorney General of Texas
Governor3:Ross S. Sterling
Term Start3:January 1931
Term End3:January 1935
Predecessor3:Robert L. Bobbitt
Successor3:William McCraw
Birth Name:James Burr V. Allred
Birth Date:29 March 1899
Birth Place:Bowie, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Education:Rice University
Cumberland University (LLB)
Children:3

James Burr V. Allred[1] (March 29, 1899 – September 24, 1959) was the 33rd governor of Texas. He later served, twice, as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Education and career

Born on March 29, 1899, in Bowie, Texas, the son of Renne Allred Sr. and Mary Magdalene (Henson), Allred graduated from Bowie High School in 1917.[1] He enrolled at Rice Institute (now Rice University) but withdrew for financial reasons.[1] He then served with the United States Immigration Service.[1] He served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919. He received a Bachelor of Laws in 1921 from Cumberland School of Law (then part of Cumberland University, now part of Samford University). He was in private practice in Wichita Falls, Texas from 1921 to 1923 and from 1926 to 1931. He was district attorney in Wichita Falls from 1923 to 1926. He was Attorney General of Texas from 1931 to 1935. He was Governor of Texas from 1935 to 1939. He was an ardent Democrat and supporter of the New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[1]

First district court term

Allred received a recess appointment to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on July 11, 1938, but he declined the appointment.He was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 5, 1939, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, to a new seat authorized by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 16, 1939, and received his commission on February 23, 1939. His service ended on May 15, 1942, due to his resignation.

Senate run and intervening service

Allred was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate from Texas in 1942. He then returned to private practice in Houston, Texas, from 1943 to 1949.

Second district court term

Allred was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on September 23, 1949, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, to a new seat authorized by 63 Stat. 493. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 12, 1949, and received his commission on October 13, 1949. His service ended with his death on September 24, 1959, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Honor

James V. Allred Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) state prison for men in Wichita Falls, Texas, is named for Allred.

Personal life

U.S. Representative and 2024 Senate candidate Colin Allred is related to James V. Allred.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Allred, James Burr V (1899–1959). Floyd F.. Ewing . June 9, 2010. Texas State Historical Association.
  2. ColinAllredTX. 1778899425705734587. When I toured President Lyndon B. Johnson's boyhood home with his daughter Luci, it wasn't the first time an Allred and a Johnson got together to talk about the future of our state. Here is my relative, former Governor of Texas James V. Allred with LBJ and President Franklin Roosevelt.. April 12, 2024.