Rentfro Banton Creager

American politician (1877–1950)

R. B. Creager

Creager in 1922

Republican National Committeeman
from Texas
In office
1923–1950
Preceded by| Henry F. McGregor
Succeeded by| Henry Zweifel
Personal details
Born|

Rentfro Banton Creager

(1877-03-11)March 11, 1877
Waco, Texas, U.S.
Died| October 28, 1950(1950-10-28) (aged 73)
Brownsville, Texas, U.S.
Political party| Republican
Spouse|

Alice (née Terrell)

(m. 1904)​

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Children| 4[1]
Alma mater| Southwestern University (BS)
University of Texas (LL.B.)

Rentfro Banton "R.B." Creager (March 11, 1877 – October 28, 1950) was an American politician who served as the Republican National Committeeman from Texas from 1923 until his death in 1950.

## Biography

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Rentfro Banton Creager was born March 11, 1877, in Waco, Texas. He was educated at Southwestern University and ultimately earned an LL.B. from the University of Texas. A Republican since choosing William McKinley over Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 United States presidential election,[1] Creager had a long career in Republican politics. In 1900, he was made the customs collector for Roma, Texas. Two years later, he was made the collector of customs for the Brazos de Santiago District, a position in which he served until fired by William Howard Taft for his support of Theodore Roosevelt and the Bull Moose Party in the 1912 election.[2] He was Republican candidate in the 1916 Texas gubernatorial election and in 1923, after the death of Henry F. McGregor, he began his tenure as the Republican National Committeeman from Texas.[2] At the time of his death, he was the Republican Party's most senior national committeeman.[1] He was succeeded as national committeeman by Henry Zweifel.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "R. B. Creager, State GOP Leader, Dies at Brownsville". The Victoria Advocate. October 29, 1950. p. 6A. Retrieved November 9, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ a b Olien, Roger M. (1981). From Token to Triumph: The Texas Republicans Since 1920. Dallas, Texas: Southern Methodist University Press. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
3. ^ Transcript, John G. Tower Oral History Interview I, 8/8/71, by Joe B. Frantz, Internet Copy, LBJ Library.

Party political offices

Preceded by

Henry F. McGregor

|  Republican National Committeeman from Texas
1923–1950  | Succeeded by

Henry Zweifel

Preceded by

John W. Phillip

|  Republican nominee for Governor of Texas
1916 | Succeeded by

Charles Boynton

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