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Hatton William Sumners (May 30, 1875—April 19, 1962) was a Congressman from Texas from 1913—1947 and served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee . EARLY LIFE AND CAREER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The System, After Which, Sumners Was Elected Dallas County Proscutor Again Instead Of Continuing In That Position, He Instead Was Elected President Of The District And County Attorney’s Association Of Texas In 1906 And 1907 Where He Campaigned Against Betting Interests | "http://wwwtshautexasedu/handbook/online/articles/view/SS/fsu4html" class="copylinks" target="_blank">Handbook of Texas Online |
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| Sumners Became Chairman Of The Judiciary Committee In 1932, | "http://wwwtshautexasedu/handbook/online/articles/view/SS/fsu4html" class="copylinks" target="_blank">Handbook of Texas Online and as a loyal Democrat supported much of President Franklin Roosevelt 's New Deal legislation However, when the Supreme Court began invalidating key parts of the New Deal, Roosevelt proposed a plan to expand the Court, his so-called Court-packing Plan was announced in 1936 As Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Sumners discreetly worked in opposition, but as the plan was clearly in trouble, Sumners reportedly said, "Boys, here's where I cash in my chips," referring to his waning support for the President Handbook of Texas Online Ultimately, Chairman Sumners came out formally against the Court-packing plan As a consequence of this, he faced two serious opponents in the 1938 election, but Sumners was re-elected and was not seriously challenged again In 1946, Sumners announced he would not seek re-election |
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| Sumners Received An Honorary Doctor Of Laws From | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Southern_Methodist_University" class="copylinks">Southern Methodist University and the American Bar Association Gold Medal He died on April 19, 1962, and after services in the Highland Park Methodist Church in Dallas was buried in the Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Garland Handbook of Texas Online |
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| "http://wwwoldredorg/history/social_history_1html" class="copylinks" target="_blank">Old Red Museum, Dallas County Historical Society |
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| "http://wwwtshautexasedu/handbook/online/articles/view/SS/fsu4html" class="copylinks" target="_blank">Handbook of Texas Online |
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