'''Coke Robert Stevenson''' (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was a [[Texas]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] 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 [[Texas]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] 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]]. |