Jack Hightower
Full Name: Jack English HightowerDate of birth: September 6, 1926
Date of death: August 3, 2013
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 30 | Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 | 63rd (1) | Democrat | Vernon / Wilbarger | Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger | |
| S | 30 | Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 | 62nd (2) (3) | Democrat | Vernon / Wilbarger | Senate President Pro Tempore (62nd) | Archer, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, King, Knox, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher, Wichita, Wilbarger |
| S | 30 | Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971 | 61st 60th (4) | Democrat | Vernon / Wilbarger | Archer, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, King, Knox, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher, Wichita, Wilbarger | |
| S | 23 | Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 | 59th (5) | Democrat | Vernon / Wilbarger | Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young | |
| H | 82 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd | Democrat | Vernon / Wilbarger | Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 62nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/12/1971. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 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. ↩
(4) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547). Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 63rd (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Vernon / Wilbarger
- Counties in district:
- Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger
- Legislatures:
- 62nd (2) (3)
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (62nd)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Vernon / Wilbarger
- Counties in district:
- Archer, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, King, Knox, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher, Wichita, Wilbarger
- Legislatures:
- 61st 60th (4)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Vernon / Wilbarger
- Counties in district:
- Archer, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, King, Knox, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher, Wichita, Wilbarger
- Legislatures:
- 59th (5)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Vernon / Wilbarger
- Counties in district:
- Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
- Legislatures:
- 53rd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Vernon / Wilbarger
- Counties in district:
- Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger
Terms of service notes
(1) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 62nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/12/1971. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 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. ↩
(4) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547). Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. ↩
Biographical Information
- 83rd Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Representatives move that the House stand adjourned in memory of the Honorable Jack Hightower of Vernon and the Honorable Lois DeBerry of Tennessee. House Journal.
- 56th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 66, named one of outstanding District Attorneys for the year 1959 by Texas Law Enforcement Foundation. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 61st Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 38. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 62nd Legislature, 2nd C.S., SCR 5, highest office in Texas Masonry, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 117, Capitol building renovation. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 63rd Legislature, R.S., SR 931. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 472, retirement. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 83rd Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Senate welcomes the daughters of the late Honorable Jack Hightower; Senators Watson, Duncan, and Seliger offers remarks on his death; and the Senate adjourns sine die in his honor. Senate Journal.
- Special Governor Hightower Edition, April 1, 1971, pp. 1-8. Quanah Tribune-Chief. Content provided with permission of the Quanah Tribune-Chief.
- Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973.
- Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2015.
- Jack English Hightower. Texas State Cemetery.
- United States Navy, World War II, 1944-1946. Biography, U.S. Navy: "Jack Hightower graduated from Memphis High School in Memphis, Texas in May 1944. He went directly to Baylor University and immediately enrolled in the summer term. In September of 1944, Hightower turned 18 and chose to leave Baylor University and join the United States Navy. He was sent to San Diego California for basic training and yeomen school. Hightower was later sent to work in San Francisco and was in the balcony of the Opera House when the charter creating the United Nations was signed." Baylor University.
- United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.
- Jack English Hightower Collection. Baylor Collections of Political Materials, W.R. Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University. Finding Aid
- Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
- HIGHTOWER, Jack English (1926-2013). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Selected newspaper articles
- Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.
- Photograph. Jack Hightower, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jack Hightower, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jack Hightower, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jack Hightower, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jack Hightower, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jack E. Hightower, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.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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