Preceded by Bruce Reynolds Alger Party Democratic Party Succeeded by J. Erik Jonsson Parents Ben E. Cabell | Name Earle Cabell Siblings Charles P. Cabell | |
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Role Former U.S. Representative Died September 24, 1975, Dallas, Texas, United States Similar People Charles P Cabell, William Lewis Cabell, Jeb Hensarling | ||
November 22 1963 dallas mayor earle cabell after the assassination of president kennedy
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.
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- November 22 1963 dallas mayor earle cabell after the assassination of president kennedy
- Former dallas mayor earle cabell interview 1973 10 years later
- Early life
- Family
- Assassination of Kennedy
- Congress
- Later life
- Legacy
- References
Former dallas mayor earle cabell interview 1973 10 years later
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. May 1961, he was elected mayor to succeed Robert L. Thornton.
Family
Cabell was the 4th of 4 sons of the then former 1900-1904 City of Dallas Mayor Ben E. Cabell and also the grandson of the former multi-term City of Dallas Mayor William L. Cabell of the late 19th Century. He was the brother of Charles Cabell, who was deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency until Charles resigned in the wake of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Assassination of Kennedy
Cabell and his wife met President John F. Kennedy and the first lady Jackie Kennedy at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963. Cabell's wife reported that while riding in Kennedy's motorcade through Dealey Plaza, she observed "a rather long looking thing" sticking out of a window of the Texas School Book Depository immediately after the first shot. After receiving word from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that he was the subject of a death threat, Cabell was guarded by police when he traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend Kennedy's funeral and also upon his return to Dallas.
One version of John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories, the "Renegade CIA Clique" theory, implicates Cabell and other alleged conspirators, including CIA officials James Jesus Angleton, William King Harvey, and Cabell's brother Charles Cabell. This theory claims Earl Cabell re-routed Kennedy's motorcade as a favor to his brother.
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.