Gerald C. Mann (January 13, 1907 – January 6, 1990) was an American football player and the attorney general of Texas from 1939 to 1944.

Gerald Mann
37th Attorney General of Texas
In office
January 17, 1939 – December 16, 1943
GovernorW. Lee O'Daniel
Coke R. Stevenson
Preceded byWilliam McCraw
Succeeded byGrover Sellers
Secretary of State of Texas
In office
January 15, 1935 – August 31, 1935
GovernorJames Burr V Allred
Preceded byW. W. Heath
Succeeded byR. B. Stanford
Personal details
Born(1907-01-13)January 13, 1907
Sulphur Springs, Texas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 1990(1990-01-06) (aged 82)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Anna Mary Mars
(m. 1929)
EducationSouthern Methodist University
Harvard Law School
College football career
PositionQuarterback
Career history
CollegeSMU (1925–1927)
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame (1969)

Mann studied at Southern Methodist University, where he was twice named to all-conference football teams and was nicknamed the "Little Red Arrow." He subsequently worked his way through Harvard Law School; first with a job at a garment factory, later as a minister at a Congregationalist church.

After returning to Texas, Mann worked as an assistant attorney general under James V. Allred. Mann was a progressive and a strong supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was elected attorney general of Texas in 1938 and held that post until he resigned in December 1943.[1] Mann aggressively pursued an agenda of trust-busting.

Mann ran for the U.S. Senate in the 1941 special election, called after the death of Senator Morris Sheppard. His opponents included Lyndon B. Johnson, then a member of the United States Congress, and Governor Pappy O'Daniel, who won the seat.

After resigning as Attorney General, Mann resumed private law practice in Dallas. Remaining active in Democratic politics, he was Texas director of the Kennedy-Johnson campaign in 1960.[2]

Mann died in 1990.

References

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  1. ^ "Gerald Mann Resigns; Aid Is Appointed". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 17, 1943. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A Guide to the Gerald C. Mann Papers, 1929–1968". Retrieved on 22 June 2015.

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Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Texas Attorney General
1938, 1940, 1942
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Texas
1939–1943
Succeeded by