James V. Allred

James V. Allred
James V. Allred
	Allred in 1937
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
	In office; October 13, 1949 – September 24, 1959
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Reynaldo Guerra Garza
	In office; February 23, 1939 – May 14, 1942
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Allen Burroughs Hannay
33rd Governor of Texas
	In office; January 15, 1935 – January 17, 1939
Lieutenant	Walter Frank Woodul
Preceded by	Miriam A. Ferguson
Succeeded by	W. Lee O'Daniel
35th Attorney General of Texas
	In office; January 1931 – January 1935
Governor	Ross S. Sterling
Preceded by	Robert L. Bobbitt
Succeeded by	William McCraw
Personal details
Born	James Burr V. Allred; March 29, 1899; Bowie, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 24, 1959 (aged 60); Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Josephine Elizabeth Miller (m. 1927)
Children	3
Education	Rice University; Cumberland University (LLB)

James Burr V. Allred^[a]^[2] (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.^[2] He enrolled at Rice Institute (now Rice University) but withdrew for financial reasons.^[2] He then served with the United States Immigration Service.^[2] 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.^[3] He was an ardent Democrat and supporter of the New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[3]

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.^[3]

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.^[3]

Legacy

The Allred House in Westmoreland, Houston,^[4] where he lived in 1939–1940

The James V. Allred Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) state prison for men in Wichita Falls, Texas, is named for Allred.^[5]

Colin Allred is related to James V. Allred.^[6]

Note

^ Like the "S" in Harry S. Truman's name, the "V" was Allred's entire middle name, not an abbreviation for a longer name. The Texas State Historical Association and its Handbook of Texas does not put a dot after the "V" in his name for this reason, although most sources do (including sources published during his lifetime), and the Chicago Manual of Style recommends to include the dot after such single-letter names for the sake of consistency.^[1]

References

^ "Use of the Period After the 'S' in Harry S. Truman's Name". Harry S. Truman Library & Museum. The National Archives. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ewing, Floyd F. (June 9, 2010). "Allred, James Burr V (1899–1959)". Texas State Historical Association.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e James V. Allred at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ "Westmoreland Walking Tour – 200 Emerson (1910)" (PDF). Westmoreland Preservation Alliance. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
^ "TDCJ 1995 Annual Report". January 13, 1998. Archived from the original on January 13, 1998. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ @ColinAllredTX (April 12, 2024). "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" (Tweet). Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via Twitter.

Sources

"Ex-Governor Allred Dies After Seizure". The Dallas Morning News, September 25, 1959, sec. I, p. 1.
"Fiery Allred Got Into Politics Early". The Dallas Morning News, September 25, 1959, sec. I, p. 3.
"James V. Allred of U.S. Bench, 60; Federal Judge for South Texas Dies – Served Two Terms as Governor, '35–39". The New York Times, September 25, 1959. (Subscription required for access to full article.)
"Joe Betsy Allred, widow of former governor, dies". The Dallas Morning News, June 9, 1993, p. 30A.

External links

Allred, James Burr V (1899–1959) from the Handbook of Texas Online
Legislative Messages of Hon. James V. Allred, Governor of Texas 1935–1939, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
Allred, James V. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
James V. Allred at Find a Grave

Party political offices
Preceded by Claude Pollard	Democratic nominee for Texas Attorney General 1930, 1932	Succeeded by William McCraw
Preceded by Miriam A. Ferguson	Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas 1934, 1936	Succeeded by W. Lee O'Daniel
Political offices
Preceded by Miriam A. Ferguson	Governor of Texas 1935–1939	Succeeded by W. Lee O'Daniel
Legal offices
Preceded by Robert L. Bobbitt	Attorney General of Texas 1931–1935	Succeeded by William McCraw
New seat	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas 1939–1942	Succeeded by Allen Burroughs Hannay
New seat	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas 1949–1959	Succeeded by Reynaldo Guerra Garza