George Parr followed in his father's corrupt footsteps

[TexasTowelie]

Note: I am posting this article because of the importance of the Parr family in South Texas Democratic politics, including the election of LBJ.


Archer (Archie) Parr grew up on Matagorda Island. He was 11 years old in 1871 when he went to work as a cowhand for the Coleman Fulton Pasture Company.

A decade later he was hired as the foreman of a ranch near Benavides, the Sweden Land and Cattle Company. One day in 1883 Parr got off the train at Benavides and asked if anyone from the Sweden Ranch was at the station to meet him. That marked the beginning of a long relationship between Parr and Duval County.

Parr learned Spanish and was trusted by the vaqueros who worked for him on the ranch. He married Elizabeth Allen in 1891 and in time they had six children.

He was elected to the Duval County Commissioners Court in 1898. His growing political power was based on his long association with Mexican-Americans in Duval County. In 1914, when Parr was elected to the state Senate, he took his 13-year-old son, George Berham Parr, with him Austin to serve as his page.

Read more: https://www.caller.com/story/news/2018/11/12/george-parr-followed-his-fathers-corrupt-footsteps/1948009002/

[LeftInTX]

1. Yuck!!

Thanks for posting...

I knew about the ballot stuffing, but didn't know about this Parr guy or how bad he was.

Didn't Johnson lose to Pappy O'Daniel in 1941 due to ballot stuffing?