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===1962 gubernatorial campaign===

===1962 gubernatorial campaign===

From 1967 to 1971, he was a member of the Texas Tech regents under original appointment of Governor [[John Connally|John B. Connally, Jr.]] In 1962, Formby had been among the intra-party rivals defeated by Connally for the Democratic [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nomination. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' termed Formby "a [[conservative]]" in the primary contest but did not elaborate on what were his slim chances of winning the nomination. The other contestants were sitting Governor Marion Price Daniel, Sr., who sought an unprecedented fourth two-year term; [[Don Yarborough]], a [[liberal]] lawyer and supporter of [[organized labor]] from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]; former [[Attorney General]] [[Will Wilson]], later a Republican convert, and retired Army [[General]] Edwin Anderson Walker (1909-1993), known for his staunch [[Communism|anti-communism]]. Connally went on to defeat the Republican Jack Cox, himself a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives in West Texas and then an oil-equipment executive from Houston.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896085,00.html|title=Nation: Talking in Texas|publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'|date=April 22, 1962|accessdate=December 19, 2009}}</ref><ref>Two other former state highway directors who lost gubernatorial races during this period of history were [[Fred Preaus]] in [[Louisiana]] in1956 and Henry Ward in [[Kentucky]] in 1967.</ref> John Connally, meanwhile, served three two-year terms as governor from 1963 to 1969, the only office to which he was ever elected.​

From 1967 to 1971, he was a member of the Texas Tech regents under original appointment of Governor [[John Connally|John B. Connally, Jr.]] In 1962, Formby had been among the intra-party rivals defeated by Connally for the Democratic [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nomination. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' termed Formby "a [[conservative]]" in the primary contest but did not elaborate on what were his slim chances of winning the nomination. The other contestants were sitting Governor Marion Price Daniel, Sr., who sought an unprecedented fourth two-year term; [[Don Yarborough]], a [[liberal]] lawyer and supporter of [[organized labor]] from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]; former [[Attorney General]] [[Will Wilson]], later a Republican convert, and retired Army [[General]] Edwin Anderson Walker (1909-1993), known for his staunch [[Communism|anti-communism]]. Connally went on to defeat the Republican Jack Cox, himself a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives in West Texas and then an oil-equipment executive from Houston.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896085,00.html|title=Nation: Talking in Texas|publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'|date=April 22, 1962|accessdate=December 19, 2009}}</ref><ref>Two other former state highway directors who lost gubernatorial races during this period of history were [[Fred Preaus]] in [[Louisiana]] in1956 and Henry Ward in [[Kentucky]] in 1967.</ref> John Connally, meanwhile, served three two-year terms as governor from 1963 to 1969, the only office to which he was ever elected.​

 

==Death and legacy==​

==Death and legacy==

 

Formby died in Plainview, his principal city of residence since 1947.<ref name=formby/> He was a [[deacon]] of the First [[Baptist]] Church there, a member of the advisory council of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in [[Fort Worth]], Texas, and served on the public relations board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He was active in Rotary International and the Masonic lodge. He was the president of the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association. While serving on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Formby made the  recommendation to rename "Texas Technological College" as Texas Tech University.<ref name=room>{{cite web|url= http://www.avalanchejournal.com/news/040197/marshall.htm|author=Ray Westbrook|title=Marshall Formby Room to be dedicated today at new librarypublisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=March 31, 1997|accessdate=December 29, 2009}}</ref>

Formby died in Plainview, his principal city of residence since 1947.<ref name=formby/> He was a [[deacon]] of the First [[Baptist]] Church there, a member of the advisory council of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in [[Fort Worth]], Texas, and served on the public relations board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He was active in Rotary International and the Masonic lodge. He was the president of the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association. While serving on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Formby made the  recommendation to rename "Texas Technological College" as Texas Tech University.<ref name=room>{{cite web|url= http://www.avalanchejournal.com/news/040197/marshall.htm|author=Ray Westbrook|title=Marshall Formby Room to be dedicated today at new librarypublisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=March 31, 1997|accessdate=December 29, 2009}}</ref>

The Marshall Formby State Jail in Plainview is named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawyertexasparole.com/freeadvice/prisonnames.htm|title=Texas Department of Criminal Justice Prison Names and Phone Numbers|publisher=lawyertexasparole.com|accessdate=December 18, 2009}}</ref> Under a state Senate bill introduced in 2005 by Formby's nephew Robert Duncan, that portion of Interstate 27 between its intersection with U.S. Highway 84 in Lubbock and its connection with Interstate Highway 40 in Amarillo, was  named the Marshall Formby Memorial Highway.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/txstatutes/TN/6/B/225/B/225.060|title=Marshall Formby Memorial Highway|publisher=codes.lp.findlaw.com|accessdate=December 18, 2009}}</ref> There is also a Marshall Formby Foundation in Plainview.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/showVals.php?ft=bmf&ein=752156614|title=National Center for Charitable Statistics|publisher=nccsdataweb.urban.org|accessdate=December 18, 2009}}</ref> In 1997, the auditorium at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections at Texas Tech, where Formby's papers are housed, was named in his honor.<ref name=room/> In 2005, Formby was posthumously inducted into the Texas Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enewsbuilder.net/texasbroadcasters/e_000172378000066839.cfm?x=b11,0,w|title=Texas Association of Broadcasters Bulletin|publisher=enewsbuilder.net|accessdate=December 20, 2009}}</ref>

The Marshall Formby State Jail in Plainview is named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawyertexasparole.com/freeadvice/prisonnames.htm|title=Texas Department of Criminal Justice Prison Names and Phone Numbers|publisher=lawyertexasparole.com|accessdate=December 18, 2009}}</ref> Under a state Senate bill introduced in 2005 by Formby's nephew Robert Duncan, that portion of Interstate 27 between its intersection with U.S. Highway 84 in Lubbock and its connection with Interstate Highway 40 in Amarillo, was  named the Marshall Formby Memorial Highway.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/txstatutes/TN/6/B/225/B/225.060|title=Marshall Formby Memorial Highway|publisher=codes.lp.findlaw.com|accessdate=December 18, 2009}}</ref> There is also a Marshall Formby Foundation in Plainview.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/showVals.php?ft=bmf&ein=752156614|title=National Center for Charitable Statistics|publisher=nccsdataweb.urban.org|accessdate=December 18, 2009}}</ref> In 1997, the auditorium at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections at Texas Tech, where Formby's papers are housed, was named in his honor.<ref name=room/> In 2005, Formby was posthumously inducted into the Texas Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enewsbuilder.net/texasbroadcasters/e_000172378000066839.cfm?x=b11,0,w|title=Texas Association of Broadcasters Bulletin|publisher=enewsbuilder.net|accessdate=December 20, 2009}}</ref>

​The historical plaque at Formby's grave in McAdoo says that he "exemplifies the hard working, never say quit character of West Texans whom he so vividly portrayed in . . . ''These Are My People'' (1962). . . in politics, in business, and in community affairs. Formby represented the small town, rural character of [[Great Depression|Depression]]-era Texas west of the 100th meridian, a place where it seldom rained, the wind always seemed to blow, and settlers met obstacles head on with a gritty spirit and a will to succeed."<ref name=plaque/>​

The historical plaque at Formby's grave in McAdoo says that he "exemplifies the hard working, never say quit character of West Texans whom he so vividly portrayed in . . . ''These Are My People'' (1962). . . in politics, in business, and in community affairs. Formby represented the small town, rural character of [[Great Depression|Depression]]-era Texas west of the 100th meridian, a place where it seldom rained, the wind always seemed to blow, and settlers met obstacles head on with a gritty spirit and a will to succeed."<ref name=plaque/>​

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