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Garner fervently supported the prickly pear cactus for the honor, and thus earned the nickname "Cactus Jack", although the bluebonnet was ultimately chosen. He also drafted a resolution that would have divided Texas into five states , which passed the Texas House, but the bill was vetoed by the Governor.
Mar 27, 2015 · Garner lost the vote that day, but his passionate plea for the prickly alternative earned him the nickname, “Cactus Jack.” Cactus Jack went on to become one of the most influential members of Congress, and one of America’s most powerful vice-presidents, serving two terms under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Oct 19, 2023 · In this period, Garner earned the nickname “Cactus Jack” after a debate over the state flower, in which he supported the cactus blossom against the bluebonnet. When Garner became chairman of the Democratic convention’s redistricting committee in Texas, he pushed for the formation of a new legislative district comprised of his home county ...
Featured on the first floor of the Briscoe-Garner Museum is the permanent exhibition Cactus Jack of Texas: The Life and Career of John Nance Garner, which details the remarkable life and career of Garner, the most powerful vice president in U.S. history and the second most powerful politician in the U.S. during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
May 11, 2018 · John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner (November 22, 1868–November 7, 1967) served in Congress from his election in 1902 until 1933, holding the post of minority leader between 1929 and 1931 and speaker of the House for the last two years.
John Nance Garner (1868-1967), a Texas Democrat popularly known as “Cactus Jack,” presided over the House of Representatives and the Senate. After becoming Speaker of the House in 1931, he ran for president in 1932, but instead accepted the vice presidency alongside Franklin Roosevelt.
Aug 31, 2021 · Garner, John Nance (1868–1967). John Nance (Cactus Jack) Garner, the thirty-second vice president of the United States, the first of thirteen children of John Nance and Sarah (Guest) Garner, was born on November 22, 1868, in a log cabin near Detroit, Texas. He went to school at Bogata and Blossom Prairie.
