Return To Private Life
After a decade in Congress, Alger resumed working as a real estate broker. He moved for a time to Florida but returned to Dallas in 1976. He remained out of the political limelight, except for a few occasional public appearances. Alger's extensive congressional papers are located in the archives section of the Dallas Public Library.
Alger resides in Carrollton in Dallas County. He and James D. Martin, a Republican from Alabama, are among the oldest living former members of the U.S. House. Coincidentally, Martin entered the House for a single term as Alger was vacating his seat.
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—George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)
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—Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986)
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