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Joe Shannon, Jr. Full Name: Joe Shannon, Jr. Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 52-2 Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 61st   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant H 52-2 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant H 60-2 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th (1)   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant (1) Sworn 11/21/1964. Oaths of Office.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 62nd Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 24. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches Shannon, Jr., Joe. Chief criminal division, Tarrant County District Attorney, 1972-78. Complete Marquis Who's Who Biographies. Memorial, September 1975, p. 753. Relatives: Joe Shannon, Sr. - father, Joe Shannon, Jr. - son. (Notes Joe Shannon, Jr. was assistant district attorney, Fort Worth.) Texas Bar Journal. Other Resources Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney, 2013 edition. Texas Legal Directory. Shannon, Jr., Joe. Texas State Cemetery. Photographs Photograph. Joe Shannon, Jr., 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Joe Shannon, Jr., 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Joe Shannon, Jr., 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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. Committee Informationtop 61st R.S. - 1969 Constitutional Amendments   Counties (Chair)  County Government (Chair)  Judiciary   Land Use and Environmental Control   State Affairs   Youth   60th R.S. - 1967 Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Criminal Law   Judiciary   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Urban Affairs (Vice Chair)  59th R.S. - 1965 Criminal Jurisprudence   Criminal Law Revision   Game and Fisheries   Judiciary   Public Lands and Buildings   Rules

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