Caso March
Caso March was born March 9, 1911, in Saginaw, Texas. He was a graduate of North Side High School in Fort Worth, Texas, and completed bachelors, masters, and law degrees at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. After graduating from Baylor, March was employed by the Federal Power Commission in Washington, DC from 1934-1942. While in Washington, March earned an additional master’s of law and doctorate in judicial science at the American University and National University, respectively.
In 1942, March enlisted in the Army during World War II. He served as an infantry officer, primarily in Southeast Asia. After his service, March and his family moved to Waco. During this time March began work as a faculty member in the Baylor School of Law and completed his first campaign for governor of Texas.
Caso March was a perpetual candidate for Texas Governor. He ran unsuccessfully in 1946, 1948, and 1950, once using the slogan “For every man, a tax-free home.” Prior to the 1950 election, he resigned his post at Baylor to pursue the campaign full time. Without a win, March returned to a career as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board.
Caso March was married to the former Hattie Mae Yelvington and had two children, Ben and Ann.
The Collection
The papers of Caso March include personal files, news clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and several large diagrams from March’s time with the Federal Power Commission.
Most of the materials are dated circa 1930-1950, and trace March’s course from college at Baylor University through his three runs for governor of Texas in 1946, 1948, and 1950. Items from his high school days in Fort Worth, Texas, are also present. March’s time with the Federal Power Commission, 1934-1942, his service in the military during World War II, 1943-1945, at Baylor as a law professor, 1946-1948, and campaign materials from his races and other political campaigns of the late 1940s and early 1950s are also present.
The personal files contain mostly business, family, and campaign correspondence. Family correspondence is well represented with his wife Hattie Mae, amid their courtship during World War II and beyond. Also included are news clippings, scrapbooks, and limited photographs.