Beauford H. Jester

Beauford H. Jester
36th Governor of Texas
In office January 21, 1947 – July 11, 1949
Lieutenant	Allan Shivers
Preceded by	Coke R. Stevenson
Succeeded by	Allan Shivers
Texas Railroad Commissioner
In office January 1, 1943 – January 21, 1947
Governor	Coke R. Stevenson
Preceded by	Jerry Sadler
Succeeded by	William J. Murray
Personal details
Born	(1893-01-12)January 12, 1893 Corsicana, Texas, U.S.
Died	July 11, 1949(1949-07-11) (aged 56) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mabel Buchanan ​ (m. 1921)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Texas at Austin (AB, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1918
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	World War I

Beauford Halbert Jester (January 12, 1893 – July 11, 1949) was an American politician who was the 36th governor of Texas, serving from 1947 until his death in office in 1949. He is the only Texas governor ever to have died in office. Jester was a veteran of World War I and known for reforms of prisons and the educational system of the state.