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PHINNEY, Carl Lawrence (6000)

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Birth

  • Born on October 23, 1904 in Marble Falls, Burnet Co., TX

Death

  • Died on January 10, 1987 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX
  • Buried in Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Travis Co., TX

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  • Occupation: Clerk Texas House of Representatives/ Secretary to Governor Moody/ Lawyer
  • Obituary: The Dallas Morning News Dallas,TX January 12,1987 Services for Carl Lawrence Phinney, former commanding general of the Texas National Guard and a retired Dallas attorney, will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Highland Park United Methodist Church. Phinney, 82, died Saturday at Presbyterian Hospital after a lengthy illness. A native of Marble Falls, Burnet County, Phinney received his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1926. He joined the Texas National Guard in 1925 and served with the U.S. Army in North Africa and Italy during World War II, receiving the Silver Star award. He retired as a major general in the Army in 1969, after serving eight years as commanding general of the Texas Guard, relatives said. Phinney practiced law for 50 years, retiring in 1981 as senior partner in the firm of Phinney Hallman Pulley & Coke in Dallas. He was chairman of the Texas Securities Commission from 1966 to 1973, and had served on the Texas State Board of Control. He was a member of Highland Park United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Louise Snow Phinney of Dallas; a daughter, Louise Caldwell of Dallas; a son, Carl Phinney Jr. of Houston; two brothers, Temple Phinney of Dallas and R.L. Phinney of Austin; and six grandchildren.
  • Military Service: WW2 US Army Major General/ Texas National Guard Commanding Officer Lieutenant General

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