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Tom Vandergriff
U.S. Congressperson
1926 – 2010
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Who was Tom Vandergriff?
Tommy Joe Vandergriff was a politician from Texas. He served as Mayor of Arlington from 1951 to 1977, as a U.S. Representative from Texas's 26th congressional district from 1983 to 1985, and as County Judge of Tarrant County from 1991 to 2007. For the greater part of his life, Vandergriff was a Democrat, but he became a Republican around 1990.
As Mayor, he was instrumental in several projects, including a new General Motors assembly plant, moving a Major League Baseball franchise to Arlington, and the opening of Six Flags over Texas.
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- Born
- Jan 29, 1926
Carrollton - Profession
- Education
- University of Southern California
- Lived in
- Arlington
- Died
- Dec 30, 2010
Arlington
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on July 23, 2013
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