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Jep S. Fuller Full Name: Jep S. Fuller Date of birth: September 19, 1907 Date of death: December 13, 1975 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 S 4 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963 56th   57th   Democrat Port Arthur / Jefferson   Jefferson, Orange S 4 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   54th (2) (3)   55th (1)   Democrat Port Arthur / Jefferson Senate President Pro Tempore (55th)   Jefferson, Orange S 4 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd (4)   Democrat Port Arthur / Jefferson   Jefferson, Orange S 4 Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 52nd (5)   Democrat Port Arthur / Jefferson   Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange (1) 55th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 12/3/1957. Senate Journal. (2) 54th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, 1/11/1955, p. 7. Fuller listed as "Senator" and not "Senator-elect"; however, Secretary of State Election returns show he was re-elected in General Election, November 1954 for 4-year term. Senate Journal. (3) General and special elections, 1954-1956. State Senator election results, 11/2/1954 and 11/6/1956. Texas Secretary of State - Texas Official General Election Returns [Including Primary], 1936. (4) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. (5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 94. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 743. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 65th Legislature, R.S., SCR 53. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Memorial, June 1976, p. 566. Texas Bar Journal. Military Service Notes United States Army, World War II. "During World War II, Senator Fuller courageously served his country as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was also in the Security Intelligence Corps of the United States Army." 65th Legislature, R.S., SCR 53. Resolutions - Memorial. FBI, United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Other Resources Jep S. Fuller (1907-1975), interment in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, Jefferson County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. Jep Fuller, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jep Fuller, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jep Fuller, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jep Fuller, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jep Fuller, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. Jep Fuller, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jep Fuller, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 57th R.S. - 1961 Constitutional Amendments   Education   Finance   Game and Fish   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Oil and Gas   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   Privileges and Elections   Public Health   State Affairs (Vice Chair)  Texas Commission on State and Local Tax Policy   Transportation (Chair)  Water and Conservation   56th R.S. - 1959 Aged   Constitutional Amendments   Finance   Game and Fish   Jurisprudence   Oil and Gas   Public Health   State Affairs (Vice Chair)  Transportation   Water and Conservation   55th R.S. - 1957 Constitutional Amendments   Education   Finance   Game and Fish   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Oil and Gas   Public Health   State Affairs   Transportation (Chair)  Water and Conservation   54th R.S. - 1955 Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufacturing   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Education   Finance   Game and Fish   Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair)  Insurance   Oil, Gas and Conservation   Public Health (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   53rd R.S. - 1953 Civil Jurisprudence   Committee of the Whole Senate   Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair)  Counties and County Boundaries   Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Finance   Game and Fish (Chair)  Insurance   Interstate Cooperation   Nominations of the Governor   Oil, Gas and Conservation   Public Lands and Land Office   State Affairs   Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage (Vice Chair)  52nd R.S. - 1951 Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Enrolled and Engrossed Bills (Chair)  Federal Relations   Finance   Game and Fish   Interstate Cooperation   Oil, Gas and Conservation   Representative Districts   Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage

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