John Bethune McDonald
Full Name: John Bethune McDonaldDate of birth: December 21, 1921
Date of death: January 15, 1998
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 55 | Jan 11, 1949 - Aug 29, 1949 | 51st (1) | Democrat | Palestine / Anderson | Anderson |
(1) McDonald resigned 8/29/1949. Shows middle initial D., but 51st House Journal shows John B. McDonald. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Terms of Service top
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House District 55
Jan 11, 1949 - Aug 29, 1949 Legislatures: 51st (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson Counties in district: Anderson |
(1) McDonald resigned 8/29/1949. Shows middle initial D., but 51st House Journal shows John B. McDonald. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 51st Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 29. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- Memorial, November 1998, p. 1081. Texas Bar Journal.
- Obituary, "John B. McDonald Rites Set Sunday in Palestine," 1/17/1998, p. 4. Tyler Morning Telegraph.
Military Service Notes
- United States Maritime Service 1942-1943; United States Navy 1944-1946, "serving aboard a minesweeper in the South Pacific theater"; World War II. Obituary, "John B. McDonald Rites Set Sunday in Palestine," 1/17/1998, p. 4. Tyler Morning Telegraph.
Other Resources
- John B. McDonald, birth date 12/21/1921, death date 1/15/1998, last place of residence Anderson County, Texas. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
- John Bethune McDonald, birth date 12/21/1921 in Houston, student SHSTC, draft registration 2/16/1942 in Palestine, Anderson County. FamilySearch United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
- John Bethune McDonald, birth date 12/21/1921, death date 1/15/1998, burial in Neches Cemetery, Neches, Anderson County. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. John B. McDonald, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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51st R.S. - 1949
Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Motor Traffic Public Health State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions |
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