Thomason, Robert Ewing

Born May 30, 1879, in Shelbyville, TN
Died November 8, 1973, in El Paso, TX

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Nominated by Harry S Truman on April 24, 1947, to a seat vacated by Charles A. Boynton. Confirmed by the Senate on June 3, 1947, and received commission on June 5, 1947. Assumed senior status on June 1, 1963. Service terminated on November 8, 1973, due to death.

Education:
Southwestern University, B.S., 1898
University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1900

Professional Career:

Private practice, Gainesville, Texas, 1900-1902, 1906-1912
District attorney, Cooke County, Texas, 1902-1906
Private practice, El Paso, Texas, 1912-1931
State representative, Texas, 1917-1921; speaker, 1920-1921
Mayor, El Paso, Texas, 1927-1930
U.S. representative from Texas, 1931-1947

Bibliography

Thomason, Robert Ewing. Thomason: The Autobiography of a Federal Judge. Edited and annotated by Joseph M. Ray. El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1971.

Manuscript Collections

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Southern Historical Collection
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Robert Ewing Thomason papers, 1931-1947.
117 items; finding aid; collection contains Thomason's correspondence while a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

University of Texas El Paso
El Paso, Tex.
Robert Ewing Thomason papers, 1863-1978.
19 linear ft.; finding aid; personal and professional correspondence, documents, records, awards, scrapbooks, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

Oral History

Thomason, Robert Ewing. "Robert Ewing Thomason Oral History Interview." Interviews conducted in October/November 1968 by Paul Bolton. Lyndon B. Johnson Library, Austin, Texas, 1968. Transcript, 8 pages.

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