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'''Coke Robert Stevenson''' (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]] from [[Texas]] who served as the state's  House [[Speaker]] [[lieutenant governor]] and [[governor]] from 1941 to 1947. He is  known for his "defeat" in the 1948 Senate election where then-[[U.S Representative]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] stole the race in the primaries with the help of [[Abe Fortas]] and [[George Parr]].
 
'''Coke Robert Stevenson''' (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]] from [[Texas]] who served as the state's  House [[Speaker]] [[lieutenant governor]] and [[governor]] from 1941 to 1947. He is  known for his "defeat" in the 1948 Senate election where then-[[U.S Representative]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] stole the race in the primaries with the help of [[Abe Fortas]] and [[George Parr]].
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Stevenson later supported numerous [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidates, and his grandson is a Republican state representative. He spent his retirement at his 15,000-acre ranch at Telegraph, near Junction in Kimble County, Texas.
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Stevenson later supported numerous [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidates, and his grandson, Andrew Murr, of Junction is a Republican state representative.Stevenson spent his retirement at his 15,000-acre ranch at Telegraph, near Junction in Kimble County, Texas.
    
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