Truett Davis Clifton

Full Name: Truett Davis "True" Clifton
Date of birth: April 30, 1924
Date of death: November 14, 1996

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	43	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Farmersville / Collin		Collin
H	43	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	McKinney / Collin		Collin

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House District 43
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Farmersville / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

House District 43
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

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Military Service Notes

United States Marine Corps, World War II. United States Army, Korea and Vietnam. The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon).

Other Resources

Truett Davis Clifton, birth date 4/30/1924 in McLennan County, Texas; death date 11/14/1996 in Yamhill County, Oregon. FamilySearch. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Truett Davis "True" Clifton, birth date 4/30/1924 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas; death date 11/14/1996 in Oregon. No grave marker photo; burial unknown. Includes photo in military uniform. Find a Grave.
Obituary, Truett Davis "True" Clifton, 12/7/1996, p. C12. "He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1947 to 1951 while studying law at the University of Texas." The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon).

Photographs

Photograph. Davis Clifton, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Davis Clifton, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

51st R.S. - 1949 Congressional and Legislative Districts (Chair) Insurance Insurance Code Interstate Cooperation State Affairs State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
50th R.S. - 1947 Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Federal Relations Highways and Roads Military and Veterans Affairs

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