Oscar Fitzallen Chastain

Full Name: Oscar Fitzallen Chastain
Date of birth: September 9, 1869
Date of death: September 28, 1940

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	106	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Eastland / Eastland		Eastland
H	106	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Eastland / Eastland		Eastland

(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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House District 106
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Eastland / Eastland
Counties in district: Eastland

House District 106
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Eastland / Eastland
Counties in district: Eastland

(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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Resolutions and Journal entries

47th Legislature, R.S., HCR 9, 1/15/1941, p. 45. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/31/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Oscar Fitzallen Chastain, birth date 9/9/1870 in Erath County; death date 9/28/1940 in Eastland, Eastland County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Oscar Fitzallen Chastain, birth date 9/9/1869, death date 9/28/1940, burial in Eastland Cemetery, Eastland, Eastland County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "O.F. Chastain Funeral Held" (Ranger Times), Stephenville Empire-Tribune, 10/4/1940, p. 15, crediting Dublin Public Library. "He served Eastland County two terms in the State Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. Oscar F. Chastain, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. O.F. Chastain, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Alleged Assault on Representative Burns, Investigate, Special Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Selling State Jobs Congressional and Legislative Districts Education Inspection of Prison System, Special Judicial Districts (Chair) Oil, Gas, and Mining Reductions in State Appropriations, Special Selling of State Jobs, Investigate Alleged
41st R.S. - 1929 Criminal Jurisprudence Education Labor Public Lands and Buildings State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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