Over the years, Whittington had been appointed to several committees and commissions, including the Office of Patient Protection Executive Committee (a committee formed by the governor of Texas to ensure the rights of patients), the Texas Public Finance Authority Board, and the Texas Department of Corrections. Bush in his failed 1964 bid to become Texas state senator, and financially backed his son, future president George W. He accompanied future president George H. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, he entered into state Republican circles.

Though his parents were Democrats, Whittington, attracted to the Republican party's ideals of smaller government and lower taxes, aligned himself more with the GOP. Whittington is cited as a critical figure behind Texas' shift from being dominated by the Democratic party to the Republican party in the latter half of the 20th century. Following his time in the military, he resumed his education, graduating from the University of Texas Law school in 1950. Īt age 18, during the final months of World War II, he enrolled in the military. While enrolled in university, he worked in a men's clothing store and as a booking agent for dance bands.

After attending various local public schools and becoming an Eagle Scout, he attended the University of Texas at Austin in 1944, joining the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Harry Milner Whittington was born to Roy and Clara Whittington on March 3, 1927, in Henderson, Texas. He received international media attention following an incident on February 11, 2006, when he was accidentally shot in the face, neck, and torso by then-United States vice president Dick Cheney while hunting quail with two women on a ranch in Kenedy County, Texas, near Corpus Christi. Harry Milner Whittington (Ma– February 4, 2023) was an American lawyer, real estate investor, and political figure.

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