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'''Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr.''' (April 12, 1911 – December 27, 1984), was a [[Texas]] [[attorney]], [[newspaper]][[ publisher]], [[radio]] executive, and a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] who served a term from 1941 to 1945 in the Texas]] State Senate for District 30. He was a defender of West Texas interests and entitled a 1962 book, ''These Are My People.''

'''Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr.''' (April 12, 1911 – December 27, 1984), was a [[Texas]] [[attorney]], [[newspaper]][[ publisher]], [[radio]] executive, and a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] who served a term from 1941 to 1945 in the Texas]] State Senate for District 30. He was a defender of West Texas interests and entitled a 1962 book, ''These Are My People.''

Formby was a maternal [[uncle]] of former state Senator [[Robert Duncan]], a [[Modreate Republican]] from [[Lubbock]] who formerly held the  District 28 seat until he was appointed as the chancellor of the [[Texas Tech University]] System.​

Formby was a maternal [[uncle]] of former state Senator [[Robert Duncan]], a [[Moderate Republican]] from [[Lubbock]] who formerly held the  District 28 seat until he was appointed as the chancellor of the [[Texas Tech University]] System.​

==Early years and education==​

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Formby was born in the same house as his father, Marshall Formby, Sr. (1877–1957),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32028450|title=Marshall C. Formby|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> a [[farmer]] and school board member in the Bethel community near [[rural]] Como in Hopkins County in East Texas.  His mother was the former Rosa Mae Freeman (1882–1971).<ref name=plainview>{{cite web|url= http://www.centennialcircleofhonorplainviewtexas.com/13.html|title=Marshall Formby|publisher=centennialcircleofhonorplainviewexas.com|accessdate=December 18, 2009}}</ref>​

Formby was born in the same house as his father, Marshall Formby, Sr. (1877–1957),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32028450|title=Marshall C. Formby|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> a [[farmer]] and school board member in the Bethel community near [[rural]] Como in Hopkins County in East Texas.  His mother was the former Rosa Mae Freeman (1882–1971).<ref name=plainview>{{cite web|url= http://www.centennialcircleofhonorplainviewtexas.com/13.html|title=Marshall Formby|publisher=centennialcircleofhonorplainviewexas.com|accessdate=December 18, 2009}}</ref>​

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