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Beauford Halbert Jester (January 12 1893 – July 11 1949) was the 36th Governor of Texas serving from 1947 until 1949 when he died of a heart attack. He is the only Texas governor ever to have died in office. Jester was the son of George Taylor Jester.

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active years end date
1947-01-21, 1949-07-11
active years start date
1943-01-01, 1947-01-21
birth date
1893-01-12
birth place
Corsicana Texas
death date
1949-07-11
death place
Houston
governor
Coke R. Stevenson
lieutenant
Allan Shivers
military branch
United States Army
military rank
Captain (armed forces)
office
Member of the Texas Railroad Commission
order in office
36th, Governor of Texas
party
Democratic Party (United States)
religion
Methodism
successor
Allan Shivers

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