Coke R. Stevenson
Coke R. Stevenson | |
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Stevenson in 1946 | |
| 35th Governor of Texas | |
| In office August 4, 1941 – January 21, 1947 | |
| Lieutenant | Vacant (1941–1943) John Lee Smith (1943–1947) |
| Preceded by | W. Lee O'Daniel |
| Succeeded by | Beauford H. Jester |
| 31st Lieutenant Governor of Texas | |
| In office January 17, 1939 – August 4, 1941 | |
| Governor | W. Lee O'Daniel |
| Preceded by | Walter Frank Woodul |
| Succeeded by | John Lee Smith |
| Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives | |
| In office January 10, 1933 – January 12, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Hawthorne Minor |
| Succeeded by | Robert W. Calvert |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 86th district | |
| In office January 8, 1929 – January 10, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Roscoe Runge |
| Succeeded by | Claude Henry Gilmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1888 Mason County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 28, 1975 (aged 87) San Angelo, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Stevenson Family Ranch Cemetery, Telegraph, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic (until c. 1949) |
| Spouses | Fay Wright
(m. 1912; died 1942)Marguerite King-Heap
(m. 1954) |
| Children | 2 |
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Coke Robert Stevenson (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947. He was the first Texan politician to hold the state's three highest offices (Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, lieutenant governor, and governor). In 1966, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark marker number 5118, honoring Stevenson, was placed on the Kimble County Courthouse grounds in Junction, Texas.