Eugene Worley

Eugene Worley
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office May 4, 1959 – June 26, 1972
Appointed by	Dwight Eisenhower
Preceded by	Noble Johnson
Succeeded by	Howard Markey
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office April 4, 1950 – May 4, 1959
Appointed by	Harry Truman
Preceded by	Charles Hatfield
Succeeded by	Arthur Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 18th district
In office January 3, 1941 – April 3, 1950
Preceded by	John Jones
Succeeded by	Ben Guill
Personal details
Born	October 10, 1908 Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	December 17, 1974 (aged 66) Naples, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Texas A&M University, College Station University of Texas, Austin

Francis Eugene Worley (October 10, 1908 – December 17, 1974) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.

Biography

Born in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, Worley moved to Shamrock, Texas, in 1922. He attended public schools, the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College at College Station in 1927 and 1928, and the law school of the University of Texas at Austin 1930–1935.

He was admitted to the bar in 1935 and commenced practice in Shamrock. He served as member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1935 to 1940, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.

He won the Democrat primary nomination following a mass campaign including many high school students ^[1]

He served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy from December 1941 to August 1942, while a Member of Congress.

Worley was elected as a Democrat to the 77th Congress. He was reelected to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1941, until his resignation April 3, 1950.

In the 1948 general election, Worley handily defeated the Republican Party (GOP) nominee, Texas historian and rancher J. Evetts Haley, who ran for governor as a Democrat in 1956 and then returned to the GOP to support Barry M. Goldwater in 1964.

He served as chairman of the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives (78th Congress). He was appointed an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, Washington, D.C., and served from April 4, 1950, to May 4, 1959. He was appointed chief judge May 4, 1959. Worley resided in Arlington, Virginia, until his death in Naples, Florida. He was cremated, with his ashes interred at Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington.

References

• United States Congress. "Eugene Worley (id: W000744)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-5-18
• "Eugene Worley". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
• Federal Judicial Center entry on Eugene Worley

1. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AEoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false

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