Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	34	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Cuero / DeWitt	DeWitt, Goliad
H	34	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Cuero / DeWitt	DeWitt, Goliad
H	68	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Cuero / DeWitt	DeWitt
H	68	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Cuero / DeWitt	DeWitt
H	68	Nov 8, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Cuero / DeWitt	DeWitt

(1) 54th Legislature - shows Cheatham served in 47th, 49th, 51st, 53rd, and 54th House; House Journal and Members of the Texas Congress/Legislature 1836-1992 show 50th (interim)-54th. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) In Senate, John J. Bell, in special election 8/23/1947, sworn 9/20/1947, succeeded to unexpired term of Fred Mauritz, died 5/24/1947. In House, Tom Cheatham, in special election 11/8/1947, succeeded John J. Bell, resigned 6/15/1947. Cheatham's first session was 51st Regular. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 276. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 352. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, December 1981, p. 1390. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army Air Force, World War I. Memorial, December 1981, p. 1390. Texas Bar Journal.

Photographs

Photograph. Tom Cheatham, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Cheatham, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Cheatham, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Cheatham, 51st 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.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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 Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Labor
53rd R.S. - 1953 Banks and Banking Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Labor
52nd R.S. - 1951 Appropriations Claims and Accounts Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Judicial Districts Judiciary
51st R.S. - 1949 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Enrolled Bills Federal Relations Judiciary Reburial of Felix Longoria, Investigation, Special

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