Tom Vandergriff
Politician and businessman
Died when: 84 years 335 days (1019 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
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Tommy Joe Vandergriff (January 29, 1926 – December 30, 2010) was a politician from Texas.He served as Mayor of Arlington from 1951 to 1977, as a U.S.
Representative from Texas's 26th congressional district from 1983 to 1985, and as County Judge of Tarrant County from 1991 to 2007.For the greater part of his life, Vandergriff was a Democrat, but he became a Republican around 1990.
As Mayor, he was instrumental in several projects, including a new General Motors assembly plant, moving a Major League Baseball franchise to Arlington, and the opening of Six Flags over Texas.
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