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In 1952, Fay began precinct level work for the Republican Party of Texas. He supported Eisenhower,<ref name=bio/>  a native Texan, having been born in Denison in 1890. Eisenhower was only the second [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] nominee since [[Reconstruction]] to have won the [[electoral vote]]s of Texas.​

In 1952, Fay began precinct level work for the Republican Party of Texas. He supported Eisenhower,<ref name=bio/>  a native Texan, having been born in Denison in 1890. Eisenhower was only the second [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] nominee since [[Reconstruction]] to have won the [[electoral vote]]s of Texas.​

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By 1960, Fay had become Republican national committeeman and an automatic  member of the [[Republican National Committee]]. At the[1964 [[Republican National Convention]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], Fay served on the Credentials Committee.<ref>[[Jack Crichton]], ''The Republican-Democrat Political Campaigns in Texas in 1964,'' self-published, 2004, p. 24.</ref> In 1969, Fay lost his national committeeman's position about the time that the [[attorney]] William Merritt Steger (1920-2004) was elected state party chairman to succeed Peter O'Donnell of [[Dallas]]. Steger had been the unsuccessful Republican [[governor of Texas|gubernatorial]] candidate in 1960 and was later a long-serving U.S. District Court [[judge]] based in [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]] in Smith County in east Texas.

By 1960, Fay had become Republican national committeeman and an automatic  member of the [[Republican National Committee]]. At the[1964 [[Republican National Convention]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], Fay served on the Credentials Committee.<ref>[[Jack Crichton]], ''The Republican-Democrat Political Campaigns in Texas in 1964,'' self-published, 2004, p. 24.</ref> In 1969, Fay lost his national committeeman's position about the time that the [[attorney]] William Merritt Steger (1920-2004) was elected state party chairman to succeed Peter O'Donnell of [[Dallas]]. Steger had been the unsuccessful Republican [[governor|gubernatorial]] candidate in 1960 and was later a long-serving U.S. District Court [[judge]] based in [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]] in Smith County in east Texas.

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==Opposing Jerry Sadler for land commissioner==​

==Opposing Jerry Sadler for land commissioner==​

In October 1969, U.S. President [[Richard M. Nixon]] appointed Fay to the 13-member board of governors overseeing the former Panama Canal Company. He retained that position until February 1976, when President [[Gerald Ford, named him ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago. He served in that capacity for over a year, until April 1977, some months after Democrat [[Jimmy Carter]] assumed the presidency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/fay-albert-bel|title=Albert Bel Fay (1913-1992|publisher=Office of the Historian: U.S. State Department|accessdate=October 25, 2019}}</ref>​

In October 1969, U.S. President [[Richard M. Nixon]] appointed Fay to the 13-member board of governors overseeing the former Panama Canal Company. He retained that position until February 1976, when President [[Gerald Ford, named him ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago. He served in that capacity for over a year, until April 1977, some months after Democrat [[Jimmy Carter]] assumed the presidency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/fay-albert-bel|title=Albert Bel Fay (1913-1992|publisher=Office of the Historian: U.S. State Department|accessdate=October 25, 2019}}</ref>​

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==Civic leadership and sportsmanship==​

==Civic leadership and sportsmanship==

The ''Handbook of Texas'' lists Fay as a former director and president of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, a director of the American Brahman Breeders Association, a vice president of the Houston Branch of the English Speaking Union, and a member of the Yale University alumni board.​<ref name=bio/>

 

''The Handbook of Texas'' lists Fay as a former director and president of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, a director of the American Brahman Breeders Association, a vice president of the Houston Branch of the English Speaking Union, and a member of the Yale University alumni board.​<ref name=bio/>

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According to ''The Handbook,'' he was also a licensed pilot and a yachtsman. He won the 5.5-meter world championship in [[Norway]], in 1983, when he defeated twenty-five other helmsmen from around the world. He was also a three-time winner of the Scandinavian Gold Cup and the United States Nationals. Fay served on the United States Olympic Yachting Committee, the [[United States Naval Academy]] Sailing Advisory Council, and the board of trustees of the Yale University Sailing Association.​<ref name=bio/>

According to ''The Handbook,'' he was also a licensed pilot and a yachtsman. He won the 5.5-meter world championship in [[Norway]], in 1983, when he defeated twenty-five other helmsmen from around the world. He was also a three-time winner of the Scandinavian Gold Cup and the United States Nationals. Fay served on the United States Olympic Yachting Committee, the [[United States Naval Academy]] Sailing Advisory Council, and the board of trustees of the Yale University Sailing Association.​<ref name=bio/>

George Bush Presidential Library and Museum: Public Papers - 1992 - March. [http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/public_papers.php?id=4017&year=1992&month=3 ''Statement on the Death of Albert Bel Fay (1992-03-02)'']. Retrieved January 4, 2013.</ref>​

George Bush Presidential Library and Museum: Public Papers - 1992 - March. [http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/public_papers.php?id=4017&year=1992&month=3 ''Statement on the Death of Albert Bel Fay (1992-03-02)'']. Retrieved January 4, 2013.</ref>​

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==References==​

==References==

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*John R. Knaggs, ''Two-Party Texas: The John Tower Era'', 1961-1984 (Austin: Eakin Press, 1986).​

*John R. Knaggs, ''Two-Party Texas: The John Tower Era'', 1961-1984 (Austin: Eakin Press, 1986).​