Coke Robert Stevenson (March 20, 1888– June 28, 1975) was the 35th Governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947. He was the only 20th century Texan

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 politician to serve as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives

Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives

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, as Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Texas

The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the...

, and then as governor. In 1966, Marker number 5118 Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

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 honoring Coke Stevenson was placed on the Kimble County Courthouse grounds in Junction, Texas.
He was born near the geographic center of Texas in Mason County

Mason County, Texas

Mason County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, its population was 4, 012. Its county seat is Mason...

 to Robert Milton and Virginia Hurley Stevenson.