Joe H. Eagle
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Joe Henry Eagle was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
.
Born in Tompkinsville, Kentucky
, Eagle was graduated from the local high school in 1883 and obtained a teacher's certificate in 1884.
He was also graduated from Burritt College, Spencer, Tennessee
, in 1887.
He moved to Texas.
He taught school 1887-1893 and served as superintendent of the city schools of Vernon, Texas
from 1889 to 1891.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Wichita Falls, Texas
.
City attorney of Wichita Falls in 1894 and 1895.
He moved to Houston in 1895 and continued the practice of law.
Eagle was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1921).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1920.
Eagle was elected on January 28, 1933, to both the Seventy-second and Seventy-third Congresses to fill the vacancies caused by the death of Daniel E. Garrett, who had been reelected in 1932.
He was reelected to the Seventy-fourth Congress and served from January 28, 1933, to January 3, 1937.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1936, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator.
He resumed the practice of his profession.
He was a resident of Houston, Texas
, until his death January 10, 1963.
He wis interred in Forest Park (Lawndale) Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Texas
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...
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Born in Tompkinsville, Kentucky
Tompkinsville, Kentucky
Tompkinsville is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,660 at the 2000 census. The city was named after Vice President Daniel D...
, Eagle was graduated from the local high school in 1883 and obtained a teacher's certificate in 1884.
He was also graduated from Burritt College, Spencer, Tennessee
Spencer, Tennessee
Spencer is a town in Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,713 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Van Buren County.-Geography:...
, in 1887.
He moved to Texas.
He taught school 1887-1893 and served as superintendent of the city schools of Vernon, Texas
Vernon, Texas
Vernon is a city in Wilbarger County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 11,660; it was 11,077 in the 2005 census estimate. Vernon is the county seat of Wilbarger County....
from 1889 to 1891.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2010,...
.
City attorney of Wichita Falls in 1894 and 1895.
He moved to Houston in 1895 and continued the practice of law.
Eagle was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1921).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1920.
Eagle was elected on January 28, 1933, to both the Seventy-second and Seventy-third Congresses to fill the vacancies caused by the death of Daniel E. Garrett, who had been reelected in 1932.
He was reelected to the Seventy-fourth Congress and served from January 28, 1933, to January 3, 1937.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1936, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator.
He resumed the practice of his profession.
He was a resident of Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, until his death January 10, 1963.
He wis interred in Forest Park (Lawndale) Cemetery.