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==The Republican Abrahams==

==The Republican Abrahams==

Abraham's, brother [[Malouf Abraham, Sr.]], named for the original family surname, was a wealthy oil and natural gas developer and philanthropist who was [[mayor]] of Canadian from 1953 to 1957, and a [[Republican]] member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1967 to 1971. His nephew Malouf Abraham, Jr., is a retired Canadian, Texas, [[physician]] with specialty in [[Allergy|allergies]] and an active patron of the arts. His niece by marriage, Therese Browne Abraham, was mayor of Canadian from 1981<ref>"City elects first woman mayor", ''Canadian Record'', April 9, 1981, p. 6.</ref> to 1991. All of the Abrahams became Republicans and were generous donors to the party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec/elec-CANADIAN-TX.html|title=CANADIAN, Texas (TX) Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=September 19, 2014}}</ref>

Abraham's, brother [[Malouf Abraham, Sr.]], named for the original family surname, was a wealthy oil and natural gas developer and philanthropist who was [[mayor]] of Canadian from 1953 to 1957, and a [[Republican]] member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1967 to 1971. His nephew [[Malouf Abraham, Jr.]], is a retired Canadian, Texas, [[physician]] with specialty in [[Allergy|allergies]] and an active patron of the arts. His niece by marriage, Therese Browne Abraham, was mayor of Canadian from 1981<ref>"City elects first woman mayor", ''Canadian Record'', April 9, 1981, p. 6.</ref> to 1991. All of the Abrahams became Republicans and were generous donors to the party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec/elec-CANADIAN-TX.html|title=CANADIAN, Texas (TX) Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=September 19, 2014}}</ref>

In 1953, Tom Abraham attended a dinner in Pampa in which Republican [[U.S. Representative]] Walter Judd of [[Minnesota]] addressed post-[[Korean War]] foreign policy issues during the [[Cold War]].<ref>"Knife and Fork Club", ''Hemphill County News'', September 24, 1953, p. 1.</ref> In 1976, Abraham was the Hemphill County chairman for [[Ronald Reagan]]'s insurgent intraparty challenge to [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford|Gerald R. Ford, Jr.]]<ref>"Support a Real Leader" (advertisement), ''Canadian Record'', April 29, 1976, p. 19.</ref> In 1978, Abraham was elected in a write-in vote to succeed Royce Jones as the Hemphill County Republican chairman.<ref>"Only 24 Republican casts in primary" in Hemphill County, ''Canadian Record'', May 11, 1978, p. 11.</ref> In 1980, he was the Hemphill County chairman for the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]-[[George H. W. Bush|Bush]] ticket.<ref>Reagan-Bush advertisement, ''Canadian Record'', October 9, 1980, p. 13.</ref>

In 1953, Tom Abraham attended a dinner in Pampa in which Republican [[U.S. Representative]] Walter Judd of [[Minnesota]] addressed post-[[Korean War]] foreign policy issues during the [[Cold War]].<ref>"Knife and Fork Club", ''Hemphill County News'', September 24, 1953, p. 1.</ref> In 1976, Abraham was the Hemphill County chairman for [[Ronald Reagan]]'s insurgent intraparty challenge to [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford|Gerald R. Ford, Jr.]]<ref>"Support a Real Leader" (advertisement), ''Canadian Record'', April 29, 1976, p. 19.</ref> In 1978, Abraham was elected in a write-in vote to succeed Royce Jones as the Hemphill County Republican chairman.<ref>"Only 24 Republican casts in primary" in Hemphill County, ''Canadian Record'', May 11, 1978, p. 11.</ref> In 1980, he was the Hemphill County chairman for the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]-[[George H. W. Bush|Bush]] ticket.<ref>Reagan-Bush advertisement, ''Canadian Record'', October 9, 1980, p. 13.</ref>