Lindley Garrison Beckworth

Democrat Representative of Texas's 3rd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

June 30, 1913 (70 years old)

Birthday

March 9, 1984

Death

Served as a United States Representative for Texas from 1939 to 1953 and again from 1957 to 1967.
Elected as a Democrat and participated in a total of six congressional terms.
Briefly practiced law in Longview, Texas, between congressional terms.
Nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the United States Customs Court in 1967, serving until his resignation in 1968.
Served in the Texas Senate from 1970 to 1972 after his judicial service.
Returned to private legal practice in Longview until his death in 1984.
His early career included teaching and attending multiple colleges in Texas.
Resided in Gladewater, Texas, during his final years and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Tyler, Texas.