Dolph Briscoe

Dolph Briscoe Jr. ( born April 23, 1923 in Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, † June 27, 2010 ) was an American politician. He was from 1973 to 1979 Governor of the State of Texas.

Early years and political rise

Dolph Briscoe visited until 1943, the University of Texas. Then he took a soldier in the U.S. Army in part in the Asian region in the Second World War. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1949 and 1957 he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives. After that, he managed a large ranch and soon became one of the largest ranchers in Texas. He was chairman of the ranchers ' Association ( 1960-61 ) and organized in this capacity a fundraising campaign that brought three million U.S. dollars. This money was then made ​​available to federal and state authorities to combat animal diseases available. In 1968 he failed in the governor primaries of his party.

Governor of Texas

In 1972 he was elected as the last Governor of Texas in a two-year term. From the elections of 1974, where he was confirmed, then was a four -year term. Overall Briscoe officiated between January 1973 and January 16, 1979 16. During his tenure, he kept his campaign promise not to raise taxes. His goal was to make the government work more effectively, without creating new administrative offices. Briscoe was a member of the national oil Commission and the National Petroleum Council. He also served on the board of the National Governors Association. In 1978, Briscoe could not prevail in the governor primaries of his party. Therefore, he had to resign from his post in early 1979.

Further CV

After his governorship, he retired from politics and returned to his business interests and his ranch in Uvalde. He was also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of First State Bank. Briscoe has also donated a lot of money to governments and educational institutions in Texas. With his wife, Betty Jane Slaughter he had three children.