Dolph Briscoe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dolph Briscoe

American politician

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1923

Place of Birth: Uvalde, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 27-Jun-2010

Profession: politician, banker, rancher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Dolph Briscoe

  • Dolph Briscoe Jr.
  • (April 23, 1923 – June 27, 2010) was an American rancher and businessman who was the 41st Governor of Texas between 1973 and 1979.
  • He was a member of the Democratic Party. Because of his re-election following an amendment to the Texas Constitution doubling the Governor's term to four years, Briscoe became both the last governor to serve a two-year term and the first to serve a four-year term. A lifelong resident of Uvalde, Briscoe was first elected to the Texas Legislature in 1948 and served as a state representative from 1949 to 1957.
  • As part of the reform movement in state politics stemming from the Sharpstown scandal, Briscoe won election as governor in 1972.
  • During his six years as governor, Briscoe presided during a period of reform in state government as Texas's population and commerce boomed.
  • Following his two terms as governor, Briscoe returned to the ranching and banking business in Uvalde.
  • He is recognized as having been one of the leading citizens of the state and a benevolent supporter of many civic, cultural, and educational institutions in Texas and the nation.
  • Most recently before his death the former Texas governor established the Dolph and Janey Briscoe Fund for Texas History at the University of Texas at Austin.
  • He was also the last Democratic Texan to be re-elected to the Governor's Mansion with his reelection landslide victory in 1974; fellow Democratic governors Mark White and Ann Richards lost their re-election bids respectively, in 1986 and 1994.

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