Frank Kell Cahoon [SEP] position held
Frank Kell Cahoon
Frank Kell Cahoon, Sr. (June 20, 1934 – January 30, 2013), was an oilman and natural gas entrepreneur from Midland, Texas, who was the only Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives in the regular 1965 legislative session. Cahoon served two terms in the legislature from 1965 to 1969.
Cahoon was not the first Republican member of the chamber since Reconstruction but was outnumbered in his first term, 149 to 1. By 2011, Republicans in the Texas House had reached
young couple and daughter, now Corrinne Cahoon Bowers and husband Steve of Austin, relocated to Midland.
There are two Cahoon sons, Frank Kell Cahoon, Jr., and wife Debbie of Austin and Joseph Cahoon and wife Christie of Dallas. Older son Frank Kell Cahoon, Jr., is a filmmaker formerly in Hollywood, known particularly for his work in the television series "Psych" and "The John Larroquette Show" and the film "".
In addition to his Texas oil holdings, Cahoon played a role in