Earle Cabell

Earle Cabell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 5th district
In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973
Preceded by	Bruce Reynolds Alger
Succeeded by	Alan Steelman
Mayor of Dallas
In office 1961 – February 3, 1964
Preceded by	Robert L. Thornton
Succeeded by	J. Erik Jonsson
Personal details
Born	(1906-10-27)October 27, 1906 Dallas County, Texas
Died	Dallas, Texas
Political party	Democratic

Earle Cabell (October 27, 1906 – September 24, 1975) was a Texas politician who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas. Cabell was mayor at the time of the assassination of John F. Kennedy and was later a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early life

Cabell was born in Dallas. He attended Texas A&M University, where he met Jack Crichton and H.R. "Bum" Bright, and thereafter Southern Methodist University. After returning from college, he founded, along with his brothers, Cabell's Inc., a chain of dairies and convenience stores. He later became involved with banking and other investments. In May 1961, he was elected mayor to succeed Robert L. Thornton.

Family

Cabell was the son of Dallas mayor Ben E. Cabell and grandson of Dallas mayor William L. Cabell. He was the brother of Charles Cabell, who was deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency until he resigned in the wake of the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Congress

On February 3, 1964, Cabell resigned as mayor of Dallas in order to run for Congress. He unseated the ten-year Republican incumbent Bruce Alger. In that same election, Jack Crichton was defeated by a wide margin by the Democratic Governor John B. Connally, Jr., and George Herbert Walker Bush fell to Senator Ralph W. Yarborough. Cabell served four terms in the House before he was defeated by the Republican Alan Steelman in the 1972 election.

Later life

Following his defeat, he retired in Dallas, where he lived until his death in 1975 from emphysema. He was buried at Restland Cemetery in Dallas.

Legacy

The Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse on Commerce Street in Dallas is named in his honor.

External links

• Earle Cabell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Political offices
Preceded by Robert L. Thornton	Mayor of Dallas Earle Cabell 1961–1964	Succeeded by Erik Jonsson
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Bruce Reynolds Alger (R)	United States Representative for the 5th Congressional District of Texas Earle Cabell (D) 1965–1973	Succeeded by Alan Watson Steelman (R)