George Parkhouse

George Parkhouse

Full Name: George Marshall Parkhouse
Date of birth: May 13, 1900
Date of death: August 24, 1967

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 8 Jan 10, 1967 - Aug 24, 1967 60th (1) (2)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
S 8 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967 58th (3)   59th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
S 8 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963 56th (4)   57th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)   Dallas
S 8 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959 54th   55th (5)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
S 8 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd (6)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
S 11 Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 52nd (7)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 50-4 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 50-4 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 50-4 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 50-4 Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 48th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 50-4 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (8)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas

(1) O.H. Harris, in special election 11/11/1967, took office 11/21/1967, succeeded George M. Parkhouse, died 8/24/1967. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/13/1959. Senate Journal.
(5) Advertising. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(6) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(7) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(8) Advertising agent. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 8
Jan 10, 1967 - Aug 24, 1967
Legislatures: 60th (1) (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
Senate District 8
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 58th (3)   59th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
Senate District 8
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 56th (4)   57th  
Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)
(56th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
Senate District 8
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 54th   55th (5)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
Senate District 8
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd (6)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
Senate District 11
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd (7)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 50-4
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 50-4
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 50-4
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 50-4
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 50-4
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (8)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

(1) O.H. Harris, in special election 11/11/1967, took office 11/21/1967, succeeded George M. Parkhouse, died 8/24/1967. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/13/1959. Senate Journal.
(5) Advertising. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(6) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(7) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(8) Advertising agent. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary and photo, "Sen. Parkhouse Dies; Served Over 25 Years," 8/25/1967, p. 1A. Tributes, "Lt. Gov Smith Says of Parkhouse: 'More of an Institution Than a Man'," "Smith Praises Parkhouse as Kind, Warm-Hearted," and "All Agree He Fought for Beliefs," 8/25/1967, p. 11A; "George Parkhouse," 8/26/1967, p. 2A. Dallas Morning News.

Other Resources

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

60th R.S. - 1967
Banking  
Constitutional Amendments  
Finance  
Insurance  
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
Oil and Gas  
Public Health  
Rules (Vice Chair) 
State Affairs  
State and Local Tax Policy  
Transportation  
Water and Conservation (Chair) 
59th R.S. - 1965
Banking  
Constitutional Amendments  
Counties, Cities and Towns  
Finance  
Insurance  
Jurisprudence  
Labor and Management Relations  
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
Nursing Profession  
Oil and Gas  
Rules  
State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
Transportation  
Water and Conservation (Chair) 
58th R.S. - 1963
Banking  
Constitutional Amendments  
Counties, Cities and Towns  
Finance  
Insurance  
Jurisprudence  
Labor and Management Relations  
Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts  
Oil and Gas  
Sociopathic Personalities (Chair) 
State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
State and Local Tax Policy  
Transportation  
Water and Conservation (Chair) 
57th R.S. - 1961
Banking  
General Investigating  
Insurance  
Jurisprudence  
Labor and Management Relations (Vice Chair) 
Nominations  
Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
State Affairs  
State Insurance Board, Investigation (Chair) 
Texas Commission on State and Local Tax Policy  
Water and Conservation (Chair) 
56th R.S. - 1959
Banking (Vice Chair) 
Constitutional Amendments  
Insurance  
Jurisprudence  
Labor and Management Relations (Chair) 
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
Nominations  
State Affairs  
Texas Commission on State and Local Tax Policy  
Transportation  
Water and Conservation  
55th R.S. - 1957
Claims  
Constitutional Amendments  
Insurance  
Jurisprudence  
Labor and Management Relations  
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
Nominations  
Public School System (Hale-Aikin Committee of Twenty-Four)  
State Affairs  
Transportation  
Water and Conservation (Chair) 
54th R.S. - 1955
Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair) 
Constitutional Amendments  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Insurance (Vice Chair) 
Labor (Chair) 
Nominations of the Governor  
Public Debts, Claims and Accounts  
State Affairs  
Town and City Corporations  
Water Resources  
53rd R.S. - 1953
Aeronautics (Chair) 
Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair) 
Committee of the Whole Senate  
Finance  
Insurance (Vice Chair) 
Interstate Cooperation  
Labor  
Nominations of the Governor  
Public Health  
State Affairs  
State Highways and Motor Traffic (Vice Chair) 
Towns and City Corporations (Chair) 
Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage  
52nd R.S. - 1951
Aeronautics  
Commerce and Manufacturing  
Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) 
Insurance  
Interstate Cooperation  
Labor (Chair) 
Nominations of the Governor  
Representative Districts (Vice Chair) 
State Affairs  
State Highways and Motor Traffic  
State Institutions and Departments (Vice Chair) 
51st R.S. - 1949
Banks and Banking  
Constitutional Amendments  
Labor  
Penitentiaries  
50th R.S. - 1947
Appropriations  
Constitutional Amendments  
Labor  
Municipal and Private Corporations (Vice Chair) 
Penitentiaries  
49th R.S. - 1945
Appropriations  
Constitutional Amendments  
Labor  
Liquor Regulation  
Penitentiaries (Chair) 
48th R.S. - 1943
Banks and Banking  
Constitutional Amendments  
Labor  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
43rd R.S. - 1933
Agriculture  
Banks and Banking  
Book of Texas Company  
Engrossed Bills  
Public Printing  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  

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