Murray Watson, Jr.

Murray Watson, Jr.

Full Name: Murray Watson, Jr.
Date of birth: May 14, 1932
Date of death: July 24, 2018

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 13 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd (1)   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam
S 13 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971 61st (2)   60th (3)   61st (2)   Democrat Waco / McLennan Senate President Pro Tempore (61st)   Bell, Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam
S 13 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967 58th (4)   59th   Democrat Mart / McLennan   Bell, McLennan, Milam
H 53-3 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Mart / McLennan   McLennan
H 53-3 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Mart / McLennan   McLennan
H 53-3 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (5)   Democrat Mart / McLennan   McLennan

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1972 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(2) 61st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/2/1969. Senate Journal.
(3) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(5) Lawyer and businessman. "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.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 13
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam
Senate District 13
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st (2)   60th (3)   61st (2)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (61st)
(61st)
(61st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam
Senate District 13
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 58th (4)   59th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mart / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, McLennan, Milam
House District 53-3
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mart / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan
House District 53-3
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mart / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan
House District 53-3
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (5)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mart / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1972 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(2) 61st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/2/1969. Senate Journal.
(3) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(5) Lawyer and businessman. "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.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Other Resources

  • Murray and Greta Watson, Jr. Papers, Inclusive: 1956-1972, undated, Bulk: 1957-1972. Texas Collection, Baylor University.
  • Obituary and photo, Baylor University Mourns Passing of Sen. Murray Watson Jr., 7/27/2018. Baylor University.
  • Oral memoirs of Murray Watson Jr., audio and transcript. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Baylor University. Audio Transcript
  • Photo, Murray and Greta Watson with daughter Milicent at the Governor for a Day ceremony in July 1969. Research Ready: August 2014. Texas Collection, Baylor University.
  • Murray Watson, Jr., birth date 5/14/1932, death date 7/24/2018, photos, obituary, burial in Mart Cemetery, Mart, McLennan County. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971
Agriculture and Livestock  
Banking  
Coastal Lands and Waters  
Constitutional Amendments  
Environment (Chair) 
Environmental Affairs, Interim (Chair) 
Finance  
Insurance (Vice Chair) 
Intergovernmental Relations  
Jurisprudence  
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
Life Insurance Companies, Prevention of Insolvencies  
Occupational Education, Interim  
Oil and Gas  
Public School Finance, Interim  
State Affairs  
Transportation  
Water and Conservation  
61st R.S. - 1969
Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair) 
Banking  
Constitutional Amendments  
Corporate Farming, Livestock Feeding and Ranching Operations  
Federal Programs and Relations  
Finance  
Insurance (Chair) 
Insurance  
Jurisprudence  
Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts (Chair) 
Liquor Laws  
Livestock Marking and Branding  
Oil and Gas  
Preschool Education Standards (Chair) 
State Affairs  
Vocational-Technical Education  
Water and Conservation  
60th R.S. - 1967
Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair) 
Banking  
Constitutional Amendments  
Emergency Hospital Treatment  
Finance  
Game and Fish  
Governmental Immunity  
Insurance (Chair) 
Insurance Investigation, Hospital, Health and Accident Insurance (Vice Chair) 
Jurisprudence  
Parking and Traffic  
Parks and Recreation  
Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
State Affairs  
Transportation  
Uninsured Motorists  
Vocational-Technical Education (Vice Chair) 
59th R.S. - 1965
Banking  
Constitutional Amendments  
Game and Fish  
Insurance  
Jurisprudence  
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Oil and Gas  
Rules  
State Affairs  
State Departments and Institutions (Chair) 
Transportation (Vice Chair) 
58th R.S. - 1963
Agriculture and Livestock  
Banking  
Insurance  
Jurisprudence  
Oil and Gas  
Public Health  
Rules (Vice Chair) 
State Affairs  
Transportation  
57th R.S. - 1961
Insurance (Chair) 
Municipal and Private Corporations  
Revenue and Taxation  
Rules  
Special Districts  
State Affairs  
56th R.S. - 1959
Judiciary  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
Representation Before the Legislature  
School Districts  
State Affairs  
55th R.S. - 1957
Game and Fisheries  
Judiciary  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
School Districts  
State Affairs  

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