Thomas Augustus Pickett (August 14, 1906 – June 7, 1980), was a United States representative representing Texas's 7th congressional district. Born in Travis, Texas on August 14, 1906, Pickett lived in Iola before moving to Palestine, Texas with his family, attending the public schools of Palestine, Texas. He graduated from high school in 1923, began attendance at Conway's Business College, and worked for his father's law office for a year. Between 1924 and 1928, Pickett attended the University of Texas at Austin. He studied law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1929, commencing the practice of law in Palestine, Texas. He was elected County Attorney of Anderson County, Texas, 1931–1935, and District Attorney of the Third Judicial District of Texas, 1935–1945. In 1944, he beat the Democratic incumbent Nat Patton in the primary and defeated Republican J. Perrin Willis in the general elec...
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