Gus Franklin Mutscher information

Gus Mutscher
Gus Mutscher
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
	In office; January 14, 1969 – March 28, 1972
Preceded by	Ben Barnes
Succeeded by	Rayford Price
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
	In office; January 10, 1961 – January 9, 1973
Personal details
Born	Gus Franklin Mutscher; November 19, 1932; William Penn, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 26, 2023 (aged 90)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Donna Axum (m. 1969; div. 1972)
Children	2

Gus Franklin Mutscher (November 19, 1932 – February 26, 2023) was an American politician who was Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1969 to 1972. He was one of several Texas politicians indicted in the Sharpstown bank stock fraud scandal. He was convicted and sentenced to five years probation for conspiring to accept a bribe.^[1] Mutscher’s conviction, however, was later reversed on appeal.^[2]^[3]

Mutscher died on February 26, 2023, at the age of 90,^[4] just 5 days after his successor Rayford Price.

^ "Former Rep. Bob Gammage was part of 'Dirty 30'", Laredo Morning Times, September 11, 2012, p. 9A.
^ Library, Texas Legislative Reference. "Legislative Reference Library - Legislators and Leaders – Member profile". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
^ Kinch, p. 68.
^ Blaschke, Josh (27 February 2023). "FORMER STATE REP., HOUSE SPEAKER, WASHINGTON CO. JUDGE GUS MUTSCHER DIES". KWHI. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

[1] "Former Rep. Bob Gammage was part of 'Dirty 30'", Laredo Morning Times, September 11, 2012, p. 9A.

[2] Library, Texas Legislative Reference. "Legislative Reference Library - Legislators and Leaders – Member profile". Retrieved March 17, 2017.

[3] Kinch, p. 68.

[4] Blaschke, Josh (27 February 2023). "FORMER STATE REP., HOUSE SPEAKER, WASHINGTON CO. JUDGE GUS MUTSCHER DIES". KWHI. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

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Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
In office January 14, 1969 – March 28, 1972
Preceded by	Ben Barnes
Succeeded by	Rayford Price
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
In office January 10, 1961 – January 9, 1973

Personal details
Born	Gus Franklin Mutscher (1932-11-19)November 19, 1932 William Penn, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 26, 2023(2023-02-26) (aged 90)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Donna Axum (m. 1969; div. 1972)
Children	2