Earle Cabell

Earle Cabell

Earle Cabell (October 27, 1906September 24, 1975), was a Texas politician who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas. Cabell was mayor at the time of the assassination of John F. Kennedy and was later a U.S. Representative. He was the brother of Charles Cabell, who was Deputy Director of Central Intelligence until he was forced to resign in the wake of the Bay of Pigs invasion. Some conspiracy buffs believe Earle Cabell rerouted the JFK motorcade so it passed the Depository building and the picket fence. [http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/route.htm]

Cabell attended Texas A&M University and Southern Methodist University. After returning from college, he founded, along with his brothers, Cabell's Inc., a chain of dairies and convenience stores. He would later get involved with banking and other investments. In May 1961, he was elected mayor to succeed Robert L. Thornton.

On February 3, 1964, Cabell resigned as mayor of Dallas in order to run for Congress. He unseated the ten-year Republican incumbent Bruce Alger. He served four terms in the House before he was defeated by the Republican Alan Steelman in the 1972 election.

Following his defeat, he retired in Dallas, where he lived until his death.

The Earle Cabell Federal Building on Commerce Street in Dallas is named in his honor.

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before=Robert L. Thornton
title=Mayors of DallasEarle Cabell
after=Erik Jonsson
years=1961-1964

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