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'''George Edwin Bailey Peddy''' (August 22, 1892 – June 13, 1951) was a [[Texas]] [attorney]] and [[politician]] who ran in 1922 as a combination [[Independent voter||Independent]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] write-in candidate for the [[United States Senate]].
'''George Edwin Bailey Peddy''' (August 22, 1892 – June 13, 1951) was a [[Texas]] [attorney]] and [[politician]] who ran in 1922 as a combination [[Independent voter||Independent]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] write-in candidate for the [[United States Senate]].
He was defeated by the Democratic [[nominee]], Earle Bradford Mayfield (1881-1964), an outgoing member of the Texas Railroad Commission. A native of Overton in East Texas, Mayfield carried the backing of the [[Ku Klux Klan]], which Peddy opposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fma91|title=Mayfield, Earle Bradford|publisher=tshaonline.org|accessdate=July 9, 2020}}</ref>
He was defeated by the Democratic [[nominee]], Earle Bradford Mayfield (1881-1964), an outgoing member of the Texas Railroad Commission. A native of Overton in East Texas, Mayfield carried the backing of the [[Ku Klux Klan]], which Peddy opposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fma91|title=Mayfield, Earle Bradford|publisher=tshaonline.org|accessdate=July 9, 2020}}</ref>
Peddy was born on a farm near Tenaha Shelby County, also in East Texas. He was the seventh son of William Henry Peddy and the former Laura Gertrude Chambers. His father died soon after Peddy's birth, and Peddy worked as a young man to help support his mother. He completed his undergraduate studies at the [[University of Texas]] in [[Austin]]. In 1920, he graduated from the University of Texas School of Law.<ref name=tshaonline/>
Peddy was born on a farm near Tenaha Shelby County, also in East Texas. He was the seventh son of William Henry Peddy and the former Laura Gertrude Chambers. His father died soon after Peddy's birth, and Peddy worked as a young man to help support his mother. He completed his undergraduate studies at the [[University of Texas]] in [[Austin]]. In 1920, he graduated from the University of Texas School of Law.<ref name=tshaonline/>
==Political career==
==Political career==
Peddy was the UT student body president in 1917 as well as the District 8 state representative for Shelby County. He opposed the policies of [[Governor]] James Edward "Pa" Ferguson (1871-1944)ies regarding UT funding and procedures but, like Ferguson, was a strong opponent of the Klan. During [[World War I]], Peddy accepted a commission as a captain in the [[United States Army]].<ref name=tshaonline>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpe13|title=George Edwin Bailey Peddy|publisher=tshaonline.org|accessdate=July 9, 2020}}</ref>
Peddy was the UT student body president in 1917 as well as the District 8 state representative for Shelby County. He opposed the policies of [[Governor]] James Edward "Pa" Ferguson (1871-1944)ies regarding UT funding and procedures but, like Ferguson, was a strong opponent of the Klan. During [[World War I]], Peddy accepted a commission as a captain in the [[United States Army]].<ref name=tshaonline>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpe13|title=George Edwin Bailey Peddy|publisher=tshaonline.org|accessdate=July 9, 2020}}</ref>