Barr McClellan

Oliver Barr McClellan (born 1939), the first husband of former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Carole Keeton Strayhorn, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with honors, BA, JD. As a student McClellan was an active supporter of Senator John F. Kennedy's presidential bid. After qualifying as a lawyer in 1964 he went to work for the administration of Kennedy's successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson. Initially he was attorney-clerk ... more

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  • 1939 (age 70 years)
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