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I. T. Valentine

Ira Thomas Valentine

Full Name: Ira Thomas Valentine
Date of birth: January 12, 1869
Date of death: May 17, 1933

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 54 Jan 9, 1917 - Mar 26, 1918 35th (1)   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Denton, Tarrant
H 54 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Denton, Tarrant

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Valentine resigned 3/26/1918. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
35th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district:
Denton, Tarrant

Legislatures:
34th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district:
Denton, Tarrant

Terms of service notes


(1) Valentine resigned 3/26/1918. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information

  • Ira Thomas Valentine, birth date 1/12/1869 in Bedford, Texas; death date 5/17/1933 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County; lawyer; spouse Elizabeth Zook. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • I.T. Valentine, birth date 1/12/1869, death date 5/17/1933, burial in Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fort Worth, with Elizabeth Neal Valentine. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, Ira Thomas Valentine, "Prominent Lawyer Dies Suddenly," 5/18/1933, p. 2. Valentine "served two terms in the Texas Legislature 1909-1913 [sic]." Taylor Daily Press.
  • 35th Legislature (1917) - I.T. Valentine, postoffice Fort Worthy, nativity Texas, age 48, 48 years in Texas, lawyer, member of former legislatures: 34th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

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