Max Sherman
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Not to be confused with Max Sherman (Ontario politician).
Max Ray Sherman (born January 19, 1935) is a Texas politician and educational administrator who served in the Texas State Senate from Amarillo, Texas, and was president of West Texas A&M University in Canyon, and dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
Quick Facts Member of the Texas Senate from the 31st district, Preceded by ...
Max Sherman | |
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Member of the Texas Senate from the 31st district | |
In office January 12, 1971 – September 2, 1977[1] | |
Preceded by | Grady Hazlewood |
Succeeded by | Robert Dale Price |
President pro tempore of the Texas Senate | |
In office December 18, 1973 – December 20, 1973[2] | |
Preceded by | O.H. "Ike" Harris |
Succeeded by | James P. Wallace |
Personal details | |
Born | Max Ray Sherman (1935-01-19) January 19, 1935 (age 89) Viola, Arkansas, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Gene Alice Wienbroer
(m. 1961) |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Austin, Travis County, Texas |
Alma mater | Baylor University University of Texas Law School |
Occupation | Lawyer College president |
Sherman was voted the "Best Member of the Legislature" by Texas Monthly magazine during his state senate tenure from 1971 to 1977. | |
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