Harry Jones

Harry Ralpherd Jones

Full Name: Harry Ralpherd Jones
Date of birth: November 16, 1902
Date of death: June 24, 1980

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 97-1 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   McLennan

Terms of Service top

House District 97-1
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary and photo, Harry R. Jones, and "Memorial Rites Set for Harry R. Jones," 6/25/1980, p. 18. "At age 22 he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives from McLennan County, at the time the youngest person ever to serve as a Texas legislator." Houston Chronicle.
  • Memorial, November 1980, p. 1067. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Photographs

  • Photograph. Harry Jones, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

40th R.S. - 1927
Claims and Accounts  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Federal Relations  
Municipal and Private Corporations  

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