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Name |
Peoples, Clint |
Othernames |
"Clint" Peoples |
Born |
08/25/1910 |
Birthplace |
Bridgeport, Texas |
Places of residence |
Kingsville, Burnett with TDPS Highway Patrol Waco and Austin with Texas Rangers |
Father |
W.T. Peoples |
Mother |
Susie Mae Peoples |
Education |
Conroe High School |
Notes |
Appointed Special Ranger, January 23, 1933 to October 17, 1933 Enlisted, TDPS Highway Patrol, November 1, 1941 Resigned, 1942? Enlisted, TDPS Highway Patrol, 1945? Transferred, Texas Rangers Headquarters Company, 1946? Promoted to Captain, 1953? either before or after a transfer to Company "F" Promoted and Transferred, Senior Captain, Headquarters Company, November 1, 1969 Resigned, March 31, 1974 Clinton Thomas Peoples was born in Bridgeport, Texas on August 25, 1910. During the height of the oil boom in Conroe, Texas, Peoples served as a deputy sheriff and was promoted to chief deputy. Also, while in Conroe, Peoples was appointed a Special Texas Ranger by Governor Miriam "Ma" Ferguson to police the state’s four horse racing tracks. In 1941, Peoples joined the Texas Department of Public Safety as a highway patrolman. In 1946 he was appointed to the Texas Rangers and assigned to Headquarters Company in Austin. In 1953, Peoples was promoted to Captain of Company F. During his years in the Rangers, Peoples worked a variety of cases including those involving Billie Sol Estes, the Maceo brothers gambling syndicate in Galveston, the La Grange Chicken Ranch, and George Parr, the "Duke of Duval." In 1969, Peoples was made the Senior Ranger Captain for the Texas Rangers and transferred to Austin. He retired from the Rangers on March 31, 1974. Peoples was appointed U. S. Marshal for the Northern District of Texas by President Richard Nixon in 1974. He held this position for 14 years. He served as an Executive Marshal during the bicentennial celebration for the U. S. Marshal’s service in 1989. Clint Peoples was killed in an automobile accident on June 22, 1992. |
Occupation |
Deputy Sheriff, Montgomery County, 1930-1941 Special Ranger, 1933 TDPS Highway Patrol, 1941-1942 Special Officer, Superior Oil Company, 1943-1944 Maintenance worker, Sun Oil Company, 1944-1945 TDPS Highway Patrol, 1945-1946 Texas Rangers, 1946-1974 U.S. Marshall, 1974-1987 (1989?) Note that most biographies do not match up with Peoples' application for federal employment of 1969. Most biographies claim he worked TDPS 1941 to 1946, while Peoples claimed to have worked private sector from 1943 to 1945 due to a lack of housing for TDPS employees. |
Spouse |
Donna Lee Peoples |
Children |
Donna Jean Peoples McClendon |
Deceased |
06/22/1992 |
Deceased where |
Waco, Texas |
