The Farmer's Friend

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The Farmer's Friend

Growing up on a farm and working as a farmhand after graduation served as inspiration for Poage's work in politics. He billed himself as the "farmer's friend" in his race for Congress.

This file appears in: William Robert Poage

By Terri Jo Ryan
For more than 40 years, the seeds planted in Washington, D.C., by McLennan County native Bob Poage reaped rewards in Central Texas. As U.S. representative from Texas' 11th Congressional District — a post he held from Jan. 3, 1937, until his…