Location: 1508 Sycamore, Corsicana,
TX
Photo by
Edward L. Williams
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Beauford
Halbert Jester Home
In 1923 Beauford H. Jester
(1893-1949) and his wife, Mabel (Buchanan), built this colonial revival
home on land that had been his family's dairy farm. A Corsicana
attorney, Jester later served as chairman of the University of Texas
Board of Regents as Director of the State Bar, and as a member of the
Texas Railroad Commission. Elected governor of the state in 1946, he was
the first governor to die in office. During his administration he
continued to maintain this home.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983
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