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359  The law firm known in the twenty-first century as Baker Botts L.L.P. originated when Colonel William Fairfax Gray began the practice of law in Houston, Texas, in 1837, within a few months of the city’s founding. Name partners and their years with the firm (in parentheses) are listed below the firm name as it evolved from 1837 to 2012. 1837 Colonel William Fairfax Gray 1840 Scott & Gray William Fairfax Gray (1840–1841), John Scott (1840–1842), Peter W. Gray (1840–1874) 1842 Peter W. Gray 1865 Gray & Botts Peter W. Gray, Colonel Walter Browne Botts (1865–1894) 1872 Gray, Botts & Baker Peter W. Gray, Colonel Walter Browne Botts, Judge James Addison Baker (1872–1897) 1875 Baker & Botts Judge James Addison Baker, Colonel Walter Browne Botts 1881 Baker, Botts & Baker Judge James Addison Baker, Colonel Walter Browne Botts, Captain James Addison Baker (1877–1941) 1893 Baker, Botts, Baker & Lovett Judge James Addison Baker, Colonel Walter Browne Botts, Captain James Addison Baker, Robert Scott Lovett (1892–1904) 1904 Baker, Botts, Parker & Garwood Captain James Addison Baker, Edwin Brewington Parker (1894–1926), Judge Hiram Morgan Garwood (1904–1930) Appendix B Baker Botts L.L.P. and Its Predecessors book TAM Kirkland.indb 359 book TAM Kirkland.indb 359 5/30/12 2:48 PM 5/30/12 2:48 PM  360 appendix B 1931 Baker, Botts, Andrews & Wharton Captain James Addison Baker, Jesse Andrews (1899–1961), Clarence Ray Wharton (1902–1941) 1946 Baker, Botts, Andrews & Walne Jesse Andrews, Walter Hillman Walne (1912–1947) 1948 Baker, Botts, Andrews & Parish Jesse Andrews, W. Alvis Parish (1910–1953)* 1954 Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd Jesse Andrews, James Leftwich Shepherd Jr. (1917–1964) 1962 Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates James Leftwich Shepherd Jr., Francis Graham Coates (1929–1971)* 1971 Baker & Botts 1993 Baker & Botts L.L.P. 2000 Baker Botts L.L.P. *W. Alvis Parish was the son of Mary Susan Parish, Captain Baker’s sister ; Francis Graham Coates was the son of Eddie Graham Coates, Alice Graham Baker’s sister. book TAM Kirkland.indb 360 book TAM Kirkland.indb 360 5/30/12 2:48 PM 5/30/12 2:48 PM ...

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