George Eastland Christian

Background

Christian, George Eastland was born on January 17, 1888 in Burnet, Texas, United States. Son of George and Juliet (Johnson) Christian.

Education

Student Southwestern U., Georgetown, Texas, 1906-1907. Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas, 1911. Studied law, University of Texas.

Career

Admitted to Texas bar, 1912. Practiced at Burnet, Texas, 1915-1917 and 1919-1925. District attorney 33d Judicial District, Texas 1919-1925.

Assistant attorney general Texas, 1925-1927. Member Board Pardon Advisers, Texas, 1927. Judge of Commission in Aid of Court of Criminal Appeals, Texas, since 1927.

Graduate First O.T.C., Leon Springs, Texas. Second in command Lieutenant. Served in American Expeditionary Force, participating in Meuse and Argonne offensives.

Honorary discharge as First lieutenant, 344th Machine Gun Battalion, 90th Division.

Politics

There is a large range of issues where Church should interact with politics in such areas as poverty and inequality, environmental issues, nuclear and chemical weapons and the harm caused by use of drugs and drinking.

Views

Anyone may appear in hardship and poverty. Never give up in pursuit of happiness and one day you will find yourself in the right place, where God gives the sense of joy and assurances you are looking for.

Membership

Member, Board of Pardon Advisers, 1927. Appointed Judge, Commission of Appeals in Aid of Court of Criminal Appeals, Texas, 1927. Re-appointed since 1929.

Member: Sigma Nu; Masons. Texas Bar Association. American Bar Association.

• Member, Board of Pardon Advisers, 1927. Appointed Judge, communications of Appeals in Aid of Court of Criminal Appeals, Texas, 1927. Re-appointed since 1929. Member of Sigma Nu; Masons. Texas Bar Association. American Bar Association.

Connections

Married Ruby Scott, June 13, 1923. Children: Juliet Elizabeth, George Eastland, Martha Josephine.

Father:

George Christian

Mother:

Juliet (Johnson) Christian

Spouse:

Ruby Scott

child:

George Eastland Christian

child:

Martha Josephine Christian

child:

Juliet Elizabeth Christian