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Frank H. Carpenter

Frank Herman Carpenter

Full Name: Frank Herman Carpenter, Jr.
Date of birth: October 20, 1904
Date of death: March 19, 2003

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 19 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Sour Lake / Hardin   Hardin, Polk, San Jacinto
H 19 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd   Democrat Sour Lake / Hardin   Hardin, Polk, San Jacinto

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
54th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Sour Lake / Hardin
Counties in district:
Hardin, Polk, San Jacinto

Legislatures:
53rd  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Sour Lake / Hardin
Counties in district:
Hardin, Polk, San Jacinto

Biographical Information

  • Census of 1940 - Frank H. Carpenter, Jr., Sour Lake, Hardin County, age 35, president, commercial bank, wife Louise G. FamilySearch. 1940
  • Frank H. Carpenter, Jr., birth date 10/20/1904, death date illegible, burial in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, Frank H. Carpenter, Jr., 3/22/2003. First Mayor of Sour Lake (1939-1946), member of the Texas House of Representatives representing Hardin County (1953-1958). Midland Reporter-Telegram.
  • Marriage license, Frank Herman Carpenter, Jr., and Miss Louise Graunds, The Silsbee Bee, 2/18/1937, p. 3, crediting Silsbee Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Selected newspaper articles

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