Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	19	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Sour Lake / Hardin		Hardin, Polk, San Jacinto
H	19	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Sour Lake / Hardin		Hardin, Polk, San Jacinto

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, Frank H. Carpenter, Jr., 3/22/2003. First Mayor of Sour Lake (1939-1946), member of the Texas House of Representatives representing Hardin County (1953-1958). Midland Reporter-Telegram.

Other Resources

Census of 1940 - Frank H. Carpenter, Jr., Sour Lake, Hardin County, age 35, president, commercial bank, wife Louise G. FamilySearch. 1940
Frank H. Carpenter, birth date 10/20/1904, death date 3/19/2003, last place of residence Hardin County, Texas. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
Frank H. Carpenter, Jr., birth date 10/20/1904, death date illegible, burial in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Find a Grave.
Marriage license, Frank Herman Carpenter, Jr., and Miss Louise Graunds, The Silsbee Bee, 2/18/1937, p. 3, crediting Silsbee Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. Frank H. Carpenter, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Frank H. Carpenter, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955 Banks and Banking (Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas, and Mining South Central Interstate Forest Fire Prevention Compact State Affairs
53rd R.S. - 1953 Banks and Banking Common Carriers Highways and Roads Municipal and Private Corporations Revenue and Taxation

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