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Lindley Garrison Beckworth

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Prior offices
U.S. Court of Claims

Personal
Birthplace
Zanesville, Ohio

Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. (1913-1984) was a federal judge on the United States Customs Court.

Beckworth was nominated to the USCC by President Lyndon Johnson. He was commissioned on March 4, 1967, and resigned on August 31, 1968.[1]

Education

  • Read law, 1937

Professional career

  • Member, Texas House of Representatives, 1937-1938
  • U.S. Representative from Texas, 1939-1952
  • Candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1952
  • Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1954
  • Private practice, Longview, Texas, 1953-1956
  • U.S. Representative from Texas, 1957-1967
  • Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1966
  • Private practice, Longview, Texas, 1969
  • Member, Texas State Senate, 1971-1972

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