Rentfro Banton Creager Explained

R. B. Creager
Office:Republican National Committeeman
from Texas
Term Start:1923
Term End:1950
Predecessor:Henry F. McGregor
Successor:Henry Zweifel
Birth Name:Rentfro Banton Creager
Birth Date:11 March 1877
Birth Place:Waco, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Brownsville, Texas, U.S.
Party:Republican
Children:4
Alma Mater:Southwestern University (BS)
University of Texas (LL.B.)

Rentfro Banton "R.B." Creager (March 11, 1877 – October 28, 1950) was an American politician who served as the Republican National Committeeman from Texas from 1923 until his death in 1950.

Biography

Rentfro Banton Creager was born March 11, 1877, in Waco, Texas. He was educated at Southwestern University and ultimately earned an LL.B. from the University of Texas. A Republican since choosing William McKinley over Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 United States presidential election,[1] Creager had a long career in Republican politics. In 1900, he was made the customs collector for Roma, Texas. Two years later, he was made the collector of customs for the Brazos de Santiago District, a position in which he served until fired by William Howard Taft for his support of Theodore Roosevelt and the Bull Moose Party in the 1912 election. He was Republican candidate in the 1916 Texas gubernatorial election and in 1923, after the death of Henry F. McGregor, he began his tenure as the Republican National Committeeman from Texas.[2] At the time of his death, he was the Republican Party's most senior national committeeman.[1] He was succeeded as national committeeman by Henry Zweifel.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: R. B. Creager, State GOP Leader, Dies at Brownsville. October 29, 1950. The Victoria Advocate. 6A. Newspapers.com. November 9, 2023.
  2. Book: Olien, Roger M.. From Token to Triumph: The Texas Republicans Since 1920. Southern Methodist University Press. Dallas, Texas. 1981. registration. November 4, 2023.
  3. http://www.lbjlibrary.net/assets/documents/archives/oral_histories/tower/TOWER01.PDF Transcript, John G. Tower Oral History Interview I