Wingate H. Lucas

Wingate H. Lucas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 12th district
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by	Fritz G. Lanham
Succeeded by	Jim Wright
Personal details
Born	Wingate Hezekiah Lucas (1908-05-01)May 1, 1908 Grapevine, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 26, 1989(1989-05-26) (aged 81) Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater	North Texas Teachers College Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College University of Texas at Austin
Profession	Politician, lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1943–1945

Wingate Hezekiah Lucas (May 1, 1908 – May 26, 1989) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.

Born in Grapevine, Texas, Lucas attended the public schools, the North Texas Teachers College at Denton, the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College at Stillwater, and the University of Texas at Austin. He studied law. In 1938, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Grapevine, Texas. He served as an enlisted man in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945 with overseas service in the European Theater of Operations. After the war, he resumed the practice of law.

Lucas was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Texas. He was government relations executive with General Electric in New York City from 1958 to 1966, and executive director of the Mid-Appalachia College Council from 1966 to 1986.

He was a resident of Bristol, Tennessee, until his death there on May 26, 1989.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Wingate H. Lucas (id: L000496)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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