Albert Collins Prendergast

Background

Prendergast, Albert Collins was born on February 19, 1853 in Limestone Company, Texas, United States. Son of Davis McGee and Mary E. (Collins) Prendergast.

Education

Educated private schools, Texas. Bachelor of Laws, Law Department, Trinity University, Texas (Doctor of Laws, 1911).

Career

Began practice in Limestone Company, Texas, 1874. Member Texas House of Representatives, 1887-1888. President School Board, Waco, Texas, 9 successive terms, 1893-1911.

Served as district judge (special) by election of bar and appointment of governor of Texas many times.

Appointed judge of Court of Criminal Appeals, Texas, January 1911. Elected to same office, 1912, for term of 6 years.

Presiding judge from June 1911.

Achievements

• Albert Collins Prendergast has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Texas

Connections

Married Lillian L. Conoly, November 2, 1876.