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James Conrad Hooks Full Name: James Conrad Hooks Date of birth: March 27, 1919 Date of death: July 28, 2006 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 19 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Livingston / Polk   Hardin, Polk, San Jacinto H 19 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th   Democrat Livingston / Polk   Hardin, Polk, San Jacinto   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Obituary, James Conrad 'J.C.' Hooks, Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Texas), 7/30/2006, p. 6A, crediting Livingston Municipal Library. "He became interested in politics at an early age and was honored to have been selected to serve as a page to Texas State Representative Carl Bergman at the age of fourteen . . . his interest in politics resurfaced and in 1957, he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives. He was re-elected the following session, representing Hardin, Polk, and San Jacinto counties." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Military Service Notes United States Army, Technical Sergeant, World War II. Military grave marker, James Conrad Hooks, birth date 3/27/1919, death date 7/28/2006, obituary, burial in Forest Hill Cemetery, Livingston, Polk County. Find a Grave. Other Resources James Conrad Hooks, birth date 3/27/1919, death date 7/28/2006, residence in Polk County, Texas. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index. Photographs Photograph. J.C. Hooks, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.C. Hooks, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. J.C. Hooks, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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. Committee Informationtop 56th R.S. - 1959 Aeronautics   Engrossed Bills   Livestock and Stock Raising   Military and Veteran's Affairs   Penitentiaries   55th R.S. - 1957 Agriculture   Commerce and Manufacturer's   Constitutional Amendments   House Committee System   Insurance   Oil, Gas and Mining

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