John Nance Garner Home
Detroit, Red River County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(1868-1967) As a young lawyer lived, 1889-92, in this house owned by his parents. He rose from Uvalde County Judge (1893-96), to Texas Legislature (1898-1902), to U. S. Congress (1904-32), with a term as Speaker, House of Representatives), to Vice President of the United States, 1933-41. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
As a young lawyer, John Nance Garner lived in this Detroit, Texas, house owned by his parents from 1889 to 1892. From those beginnings he rose through Texas politics to the U.S. Congress, served as Speaker of the House, and became Vice President of the United States under Franklin Roosevelt from 1933 to 1941. "Cactus Jack" Garner remained one of Texas's most powerful national figures.
Why it matters
The home marks the humble start of a career that carried a small-town Texas lawyer to the second-highest office in the nation.
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