<page_title> Texas Department of Agriculture </page_title> <section_title> Commissioners of the Texas Department of Agriculture </section_title> <table> <cell> John C. White <col_header> Commissioner </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1951 <col_header> Beginning Term Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1977 <col_header> Ending Term Year </col_header> </cell> </table>
John C. White is the longest-serving Agriculture Commissioner in Texas, accumulating 26 years of service from 1951-1977.