Virginia Elizabeth Duff
Full Name: Virginia Elizabeth DuffDate of birth: August 26, 1920
Date of death: January 12, 2012
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 52 | Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th | Democrat | Ferris / Ellis | Ellis | |
| H | 52 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 | 56th | Democrat | Ferris / Ellis | Ellis | |
| H | 52 | Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th | Democrat | Ferris / Ellis | Ellis | |
| H | 52 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 | 54th | Democrat | Ferris / Ellis | Ellis | |
| H | 52 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd | Democrat | Ferris / Ellis | Ellis | |
| H | 100-1 | Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd | Democrat | Ferris / Ellis | Ellis |
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 57th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Ferris / Ellis
- Counties in district:
- Ellis
- Legislatures:
- 56th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Ferris / Ellis
- Counties in district:
- Ellis
- Legislatures:
- 55th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Ferris / Ellis
- Counties in district:
- Ellis
- Legislatures:
- 54th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Ferris / Ellis
- Counties in district:
- Ellis
- Legislatures:
- 53rd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Ferris / Ellis
- Counties in district:
- Ellis
- Legislatures:
- 52nd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Ferris / Ellis
- Counties in district:
- Ellis
Biographical Information
- Photo and biographical sketch, pp. 125-129. First woman to succeed a woman from the same district (Rae Files Still) in the Texas House. Relatives: Hans Smith - grandfather, Virginia Duff - granddaughter; Bowd Farrar - uncle, Virginia Duff - niece. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
- Virginia Elizabeth Duff. Texas State Cemetery.
- "Remembering a Texas Trailblazer," 6/15/2007, lists some of Virginia Duff's major legislative initiatives, including bills requiring vehicles to stop while school buses load or unload, and creating the State School for Children in Denton. Mentions Duff's great uncle, Bowd Farrar. Dallas Morning News.
- Virginia Elizabeth Duff, birth date 8/26/1920 in Ferris, Ellis County. FamilySearch Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1936.
- Notice of death, 1/13/2012. Speaker of the House.
- Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. Miss Virginia Duff, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Miss Virginia Duff, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Miss Virginia Duff, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. Miss Virginia Duff, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Miss Virginia Duff, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Miss Virginia Duff, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Miss Virginia Duff, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Virginia Elizabeth Duff, Texas State Cemetery
- Photograph. Henry Fletcher, Virginia Duff and Ethelene Fletcher, Speaker's Day 2009. Photo courtesy of Brenda McKean, Donated Material
- 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.
- 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information
House Committees
House Committees
- Criminal Jurisprudence
- Enrolled Bills
- Penitentiaries (Chair)
- State Affairs
- State Hospitals and Special Schools
- Veterans' Land Program, Investigation, Special
Joint Committees
House Committees
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