Frank Owen III
Full Name: Frank Owen IIIDate of birth: February 25, 1926
Date of death: February 20, 1999
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 29 | Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 | 58th (1) | Democrat | El Paso / El Paso | Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | |
| S | 29 | Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th (2) | Democrat | El Paso / El Paso | Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | |
| S | 29 | Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961 | 56th (3) 55th | Democrat | El Paso / El Paso | Senate President Pro Tempore (56th) | Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler |
| S | 29 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 | 54th (4) | Democrat | El Paso / El Paso | Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | |
| S | 29 | Nov 2, 1954 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd (5) | Democrat | El Paso / El Paso | Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | |
| H | 105-3 | Jan 13, 1953 - Nov 5, 1954 | 53rd (5) | Democrat | El Paso / El Paso | El Paso | |
| H | 90-F | Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd | Democrat | Fabens / El Paso | Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. ↩
(3) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 8/6/1959. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) Richard White, in special election 12/11/1954, sworn 1/11/1955, succeeded Frank Owen III, resigned 11/5/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(5) Frank Owen III, in special election 11/2/1954, succeeded to unexpired term of James T. Rutherford, resigned 9/27/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 58th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- El Paso / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
- Legislatures:
- 57th (2)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- El Paso / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
- Legislatures:
- 56th (3) 55th
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)
(55th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- El Paso / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
- Legislatures:
- 54th (4)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- El Paso / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
- Legislatures:
- 53rd (5)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- El Paso / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
- Legislatures:
- 53rd (5)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- El Paso / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- El Paso
- Legislatures:
- 52nd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Fabens / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth
Terms of service notes
(1) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. ↩
(3) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 8/6/1959. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) Richard White, in special election 12/11/1954, sworn 1/11/1955, succeeded Frank Owen III, resigned 11/5/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(5) Frank Owen III, in special election 11/2/1954, succeeded to unexpired term of James T. Rutherford, resigned 9/27/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Biographical Information
- 54th Legislature, R.S., SR 77. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 55th Legislature, R.S., SR 159. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 76th Legislature, R.S., HR 566. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 76th Legislature, R.S., SR 280. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 77th Legislature, R.S., SR 825. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Obituary and photo, Frank Owen III, "El Pasoan Was State Lawmaker," 2/23/1999, p. 2B. El Paso Times.
- Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2001.
- Memorial, April 2000, p. 402. Texas Bar Journal.
- United States Army Air Forces, Sergeant, World War II. Military grave marker, Frank Owen III, birth date 2/25/1926, death date 2/20/1999, burial in Memory Gardens of the Valley, Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Find a Grave.
- Military Service: United States Army Air Force, June 1944 to June 1946. Biographical sketch, Frank Owen III, January 14, 1959. Legislative Clipping Service.
- United States Army Air Corps, World War II. "Born February 25, 1926, in El Paso, Texas, Frank Owen served as a tail gunner on a B-17 in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II." 76th Legislature, R.S., SR 280. Resolutions - Memorial.
- United States Army Air Corps. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.
- Photograph. Frank Owen III, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Frank Owen III, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Frank Owen, III, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. Frank Owen III, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Frank Owen III, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Frank Owen III, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Frank Owen, III, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Frank Owen III, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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