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Frank Andrews (1864 -1936), railroad attorney and state assistant attorney general, son of Rev. Green Lee and Martha Ann (Sellers) Andrews, was born in Fayetteville, Texas, on June 15, 1864. He graduated from Southwestern University in 1885 and taught school at Kempner and Belton while reading law in the offices of Fischer & Townes in Georgetown. He was admitted to the Texas bar in 1887 and from 1888 to 1891 served as city attorney at Belton. |
On December 22, 1891, he was married at Salado to Roxalee Smith, daughter of James L. Smith, president of Salado College. Frank and Roxalee had three children:
Edward House banker and business man in Houston Forest Lee attorney in the law firm founded by his father Frank died as a child of 4 or 5 from complications arising from abdominal surgery
In 1891, at the age of 27, he was appointed First Assistant Attorney General of Texas by Attorney General Charles A. Culberson where he served until 1894. While he did not seek any other public office he remained very active in Texas politics, serving as Chairman of the State Democratic Executive committee from 1904 to 1908.
In 1895 he moved to Houston, where he organized the law firm of Andrews, Kelley, Kurth, and Campbell and became interested in railroad building. He was a key figure in the creation of the Houston and Texas Central Railway Company, and the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway (later part of the Burlington Rock Island) and the Yoakum Lines (later part of the Missouri Pacific). In 1913, Andrews served as receiver of Texas properties for the Frisco System, and in 1916 was chairman of the board for the New Orleans, Texas and Mexican Railway.
He declined three appointments to Texas judgeships, including a nomination to the state Supreme Court in 1918. With others he established the Union Bank and Trust Company and developed the Montrose addition in Houston. He was a member of the cotton exchange and chamber of commerce and was a developer of the Houston Ship Channel. He was a member of the American, state, and county bar associations and a Mason.
Through the years, Frank Andrews maintained ties with Bell county, frequently visiting relatives in Killeen and Belton. During the depression, he assisted several of his nephews and nieces with college tuition.
Andrews died at his home in Houston on December 7, 1936.
Correction
The following photo is of Frank Andrews brother Reddin Andrews and his family. Thanks to Frank Mayne for providing the correct information
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William Raymond Reddin Andrews and his wife Emma Virginia Chance
Un-Retouched Photo from 1910 in Teague, Texas |
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