James L. Slider

Full Name: James Lenoy Slider
Date of birth: September 17, 1924
Date of death: August 4, 1990

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	2	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Naples / Morris	Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
H	2	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Naples / Morris	Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
H	2	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Naples / Morris	Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
H	2	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Naples / Morris	Cass, Marion, Morris
H	2	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th	Democrat	Naples / Morris	Cass, Marion, Morris
H	2	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Naples / Morris	Cass, Marion, Morris

(1) Appointed by outgoing Speaker Gus Mutscher as "the Member who shall call the House to order . . . and to preside, pending the election for the office of Speaker," 3/28/1972, p. 3. House Journal.

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House District 2
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Naples / Morris
Counties in district: Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus

House District 2
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Naples / Morris
Counties in district: Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus

House District 2
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Naples / Morris
Counties in district: Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus

House District 2
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Naples / Morris
Counties in district: Cass, Marion, Morris

House District 2
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Naples / Morris
Counties in district: Cass, Marion, Morris

House District 2
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Naples / Morris
Counties in district: Cass, Marion, Morris

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

67th Legislature, R.S., HR 72. "One of his most distinguished duties during his long tenure in the house was his service as presiding officer of the house at the convening of the 2nd Called Session of the 62nd Legislature." Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
72nd Legislature, R.S., HR 683. "He [Slider] served briefly as acting speaker of the house during a special session of the legislature in March 1972." Death date 8/4/1990. Resolutions - Memorial.
72nd Legislature, R.S., SR 576. "He [Slider] was acting speaker of the house during a special session of the legislature in March, 1972." Death date 8/4/1990. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, 8/5/1990. Death date 8/3/1990. Austin American-Statesman.
James Lenoy Slider, birth date 9/17/1924, death date 8/4/1990, burial in Naples Cemetery, Naples, Morris County. Includes photo at the Texas State Capitol, biographical sketch/memorial published in Naples Notables, 2011. Find a Grave.
Photo and biographical sketch. Naples Nostalgia.
James L. Slider, photo and biographical sketch. Members of the 67th Legislature adopted a resolution honoring Slider and recognizing "his service in the capacity of the speaker of the house at the convening of the 2nd Called Session of the 62nd Legislature." Death date 8/3/1990. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, World War II, February 1943-April 1946. Naples Nostalgia.

Other Resources

James L. Slider, birth date 9/17/1924, death date 8/4/1990. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.

Photographs

Photograph. James L. Slider, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James L. Slider, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James L. Slider, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James L. Slider, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James L. Slider, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James L. Slider, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James L. Slider, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2002

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Appropriations General Investigating, Special House Administration Parks and Wildlife Rules State Affairs (Chair)
61st R.S. - 1969 Appropriations Attraction of New Industry Insurance (Chair) Insurance Interim Activities Judicial Districts Parks and Wildlife State and Local School Disricts Financial Relationship (Committee of Eighteen)
60th R.S. - 1967 House Administration Liquor Control Act, Financial and Business Relationship Between Permittees and Licensees Parks and Wildlife (Chair) Poet Laureate Selection, Special Rules State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee to Study Liquor Law
59th R.S. - 1965 Congressional and Legislative Districts Game and Fisheries (Chair) General Investigating Liquor Regulation Local and Uncontested Bills Poet Laureate Selection, Special Revenue and Taxation
58th R.S. - 1963 Bays of Texas (Vice Chair) Game and Fisheries (Chair) General Investigating Insurance Local and Uncontested Bills Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections Revenue and Taxation
57th R.S. - 1961 Agriculture Education Game and Fisheries Highways and Roads Public Lands and Buildings

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