Bill Alcorn
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Bill Alcorn was Texas Land Commissioner in the late 1950s.
Alcorn was from Brownwood, Texas
. In February 1958, Governor Price Daniel
appointed Alcorn as Texas Land Commissioner when James Earl Rudder
was appointed Vice President of Texas A&M University
. Alcorn was elected to one two-year term in 1958 and was succeeded by Jerry Sadler
in 1961.
Alcorn was from Brownwood, Texas
Brownwood, Texas
Brownwood is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, Texas, United States. The population was 18,813 at the 2000 census.-History:The original site of the Brown County seat of Brownwood was on the east of Pecan Bayou. A dispute arose over land and water rights, and the settlers were forced...
. In February 1958, Governor Price Daniel
Price Daniel
Marion Price Daniel, Sr. , was a Democratic U.S. Senator and the 38th Governor of the state of Texas. He was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to be a member of the National Security Council, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Assistant to the President for Federal-State...
appointed Alcorn as Texas Land Commissioner when James Earl Rudder
James Earl Rudder
James Earl Rudder was a United States Army Major General, Texas Land Commissioner, and President of Texas A&M University.-Early life:...
was appointed Vice President of Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
. Alcorn was elected to one two-year term in 1958 and was succeeded by Jerry Sadler
Jerry Sadler
Jerry Sadler was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Railroad Commission. From 1961 to 1971, he was the elected Commissioner of the General Land Office.-Early years:...
in 1961.