Mark White (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Mark Wells White is an American lawyer, who served as the 43rd Governor of Texas from January 18,1983-January 20,1987. Born in Henderson, Texas, in Rusk County, White attended Baylor University in Waco, and was a member of the prestigious Tryon Coterie Club, now Phi Delta Theta at Baylor. He graduated with a law degree in 1965. After spending time practicing law in a private practice in Houston, White served as the state's assistant attorney general. In 1973, White was appointed as Texas secretary of state under Governor Dolph Briscoe and White also served in the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas National Guard. White served as secretary of state until 1977, when he resigned to run for state attorney general, where he served until 1983. In the 1978 general election, White defeated the Republican choice, James A. Baker, III, a Houston lawyer, businessman, and power broker affiliated with the Bushes of Houston