Mann studied at Southern Methodist University, where he was twice named to all-conference football teams and was nicknamed the "Little Red Arrow." He subsequently worked his way through Harvard Law School; first with a job at a garment factory, later as a minister at a Congregationalist church.
After returning to Texas, Mann worked as an assistant attorney general under James V. Allred. Mann was a progressive and a strong supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was elected attorney general of Texas in 1938 and held that post until he resigned in December 1943.[1] Mann aggressively pursued an agenda of trust-busting.
After resigning as Attorney General, Mann resumed private law practice in Dallas. Remaining active in Democratic politics, he was Texas director of the Kennedy-Johnson campaign in 1960.[2]
gerald, mann, gerald, mann, january, 1907, january, 1990, american, football, player, attorney, general, texas, from, 1939, 1944, 37th, attorney, general, texasin, office, january, 1939, december, 1943governorw, danielcoke, stevensonpreceded, bywilliam, mccraw. Gerald C Mann January 13 1907 January 6 1990 was an American football player and the attorney general of Texas from 1939 to 1944 Gerald Mann37th Attorney General of TexasIn office January 17 1939 December 16 1943GovernorW Lee O DanielCoke R StevensonPreceded byWilliam McCrawSucceeded byGrover SellersSecretary of State of TexasIn office January 15 1935 August 31 1935GovernorJames Burr V AllredPreceded byW W HeathSucceeded byR B StanfordPersonal detailsBorn 1907 01 13 January 13 1907Sulphur Springs Texas U S DiedJanuary 6 1990 1990 01 06 aged 82 Dallas Texas U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseAnna Mary Mars m 1929 wbr EducationSouthern Methodist UniversityHarvard Law SchoolCollege football careerPositionQuarterbackCareer historyCollegeSMU 1925 1927 College Football Hall of Fame 1969 Mann studied at Southern Methodist University where he was twice named to all conference football teams and was nicknamed the Little Red Arrow He subsequently worked his way through Harvard Law School first with a job at a garment factory later as a minister at a Congregationalist church After returning to Texas Mann worked as an assistant attorney general under James V Allred Mann was a progressive and a strong supporter of Franklin D Roosevelt He was elected attorney general of Texas in 1938 and held that post until he resigned in December 1943 1 Mann aggressively pursued an agenda of trust busting Mann ran for the U S Senate in the 1941 special election called after the death of Senator Morris Sheppard His opponents included Lyndon B Johnson then a member of the United States Congress and Governor Pappy O Daniel who won the seat After resigning as Attorney General Mann resumed private law practice in Dallas Remaining active in Democratic politics he was Texas director of the Kennedy Johnson campaign in 1960 2 Mann died in 1990 References Edit Gerald Mann Resigns Aid Is Appointed Fort Worth Star Telegram December 17 1943 p 1 via Newspapers com A Guide to the Gerald C Mann Papers 1929 1968 Retrieved on 22 June 2015 Bibliography EditRobert A Caro The Years of Lyndon Johnson The Path to PowerPolitical officesPreceded byWilliam McCraw Attorney General of Texas1939 1943 Succeeded byGrover Sellers This biographical article relating to a college football player is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerald Mann amp oldid 1128758605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
