Praiseworthy Politician

ID: 806 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: Lavern "Windy" Drum

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Poage received numerous honors and awards throughout his political career. Known to some as Mr. Agriculture, he dedicated much of his career to improving life in rural America.

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William Robert Poage

By Terri Jo Ryan

For more than 40 years, the seeds planted in Washington, D.C., by McLennan County native Bob Poage reaped rewards in Central Texas. As U.S. representative from Texas' 11th Congressional District — a post he held from Jan. 3, 1937, until his…