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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TexasJames Albon MATTOX
(1943-2008)
MATTOX, James Albon, a
Representative from Texas; born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex.,
August 29, 1943; graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas,
Tex., 1961; B.B.A., Baylor University, Waco, Tex., 1965; J.D.,
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex., 1968; admitted to the
Texas bar in 1968; lawyer, private practice; intern, office of
United States Representative Earle Cabell, 1967; assistant district
attorney, Dallas County, Tex., 1968-1970; member of the Texas state
house of representatives, 1973-1977; delegate to the Democratic
National Conventions,1984, 1988, and 1992; elected as a Democrat to
the Ninety-fifth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1977-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982,
but was a successful candidate for Texas state attorney general;
Texas state attorney general, 1983-1991; unsuccessful candidate for
nomination for Governor of Texas in 1990; unsuccessful candidate
for nomination to the United States Senate in 1994; unsuccessful
nominee for Texas state attorney general in 1998; died on November
20, 2008, in Dripping Springs, Tex.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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