Homer Thornberry

William Homer Thornberry was a United States Representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1949 to 1963, and then was a federal judge.

Thornberry was born in Austin, Texas. His parents were teachers in the State School for the Deaf and were themselves deaf. He attended public schools in Austin, graduating from Austin High School in 1927. He received a BBA in 1932, and his law degree in 1936 from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of the Acacia Fraternity.

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