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"Although Cullen aided the Dixiecrat movement in 1948, he normally supported Republican candidates, particularly Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952." [6] - Handbook of Texas Online In 1946, he donated the land in Houston that later became Texas Southern University. [7] In 1947, the Cullens created the Cullen Foundation.
The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of Mississippi whose names are derived from Native American languages.The name of Coila is not of Native American origin. It is a Scottish name that is a poetic rendering of the name Kyle.
Cullen is an Irish surname. It is an Anglicised form of Gaelic Ó Cuileáin 'descendant of Cuileán', a name meaning ' wolfhound whelp ', 'young hound'. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is also considered by some to mean the 'handsome one'. [ 3 ]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Cullen was a self-educated cotton and real-estate businessman who moved to Houston in 1918 and soon began oil prospecting. [124] Cullen's success led to his founding the South Texas Petroleum Company (with partner Jim West Sr. ) and Quintana Oil Company. [ 125 ]
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James A. Baker Jr., lawyer for the law firm now known as Baker and Botts, banker, and real estate developer [25] James A. Baker III, White House chief of staff, Secretary of State [26] Nandita Berry, Houston lawyer and 109th Secretary of State of Texas [27] Paul Bettencourt, member of the Texas State Senate from District 7 [28]
In the film "Origin," actress Aunjanue Ellis, who was raised in Mississippi, portrays a writer seeking the roots of racism.