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Lamesa ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The population was 9,422 at the 2010 census. Located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado, Lamesa was founded in 1903. Most of the economy is based on cattle ranching and cotton farming. The Preston E. Smith prison unit, named for the former governor of Texas, is located just outside of Lamesa.〔(Texas Department of Criminal Justice ) Retrieved on 2007-11-08〕 ==Notable people== *Barry Corbin, though usually associated with Lubbock, where he graduated from Monterey High School, was born in 1940 in Lamesa. He co-starred in the NBC series ''Boone'' in the 1983-1984 season and thereafter on CBS's ''Northern Exposure'', which ran from 1990-1995. In 2001, he had a role in Tom Selleck's Turner Network Television film, ''Crossfire Trail'' based on a Louis L'Amour novel. *Kilmer Blaine Corbin, Sr., the father of Barry Corbin, was a judge and a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate from 1949-1957. He was unseated in the 1956 primary by Preston Smith. Corbin, Sr., lived in Lamesa prior to relocating to Lubbock.〔(Barry Corbin Official Site ) Retrieved on 2007-11-08〕 *Steve Pearce, Republican U.S. Representative from New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, 2003-2009 and since 2011. *Preston Smith, a Democrat, served as governor of Texas from 1969-1973. He grew up in Lamesa and graduated from Lamesa High School in 1928. He was born in Williamson County and launched his successful business and political careers from Lubbock. *Edward R. Tinsley, a Lamesa native, is a rancher and the chairman of the board of K-Bob's Steakhouse, a regional restaurant chain primarily in Texas and New Mexico, with an outlet in Lamesa. In 2008, Tinsley, a former intraparty rival of U.S. Representative Steve Pearce, was the unsuccessful GOP nominee for the then open seat in the New Mexico 2nd congressional district.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=”Pearce (Open-NM-2)” )〕 *V. O. Key, preeminent political scientist and expert on Southern politics of the early to mid-20th century *Bo Robinson, NFL player 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lamesa, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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