| − | '''George Berham Parr, II''' also known as the '''Duke of Duval''' (March 1, 1901 – April 1, 1975), was an [[attorney]], rancher, and popular but corrupt [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] political operative in his native Duval County in south [[Texas]]. Through his mastery of the ''Partido Viejo,'' or "Old Party," He was instrumental in the nomination in 1948 of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to the [[United States Senate]].<ref name=freshs>Billy Hathorn, "Jim Wells, George Parr, Pepe Martin, and Gene Falcon: The Spirit of 'El Patron' along the Rio Grande of South Texas,'' ''Fresh Studies in Rio Grande Valley History,'' 2020, pp. 7-10.</ref> | + | '''George Berham Parr, II''' also known as the '''Duke of Duval''' (March 1, 1901 – April 1, 1975), was an [[attorney]], rancher, and popular though corrupt and extremely ruthless [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] political operative in his native Duval County, located in south [[Texas]]. Through his mastery of the ''Partido Viejo,'' or "Old Party," He was instrumental in the nomination in 1948 of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to the [[United States Senate]].<ref name=freshs>Billy Hathorn, "Jim Wells, George Parr, Pepe Martin, and Gene Falcon: The Spirit of 'El Patron' along the Rio Grande of South Texas,'' ''Fresh Studies in Rio Grande Valley History,'' 2020, pp. 7-10.</ref> |