Thomas Roger Joseph
Full Name: Thomas Roger "Tom" Joseph, Jr.Date of birth: August 5, 1926
Date of death: October 30, 2010
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 53-1 | Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th (1) | Democrat | Waco / McLennan | McLennan | |
| H | 53-1 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 | 54th | Democrat | Waco / McLennan | McLennan | |
| H | 53-1 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd | Democrat | Waco / McLennan | McLennan | |
| H | 97-1 | Nov 13, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd (2) (3) | Democrat | Waco / McLennan | McLennan |
(1) Builder, developer, lawyer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(2) Thomas R. Joseph, Jr., in special election 11/13/1951, succeeded Hiram Staton, resigned 9/5/1951. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Succeeded predecessor on 11/13/1951. Texas Legislative Manual.
Terms of Service top
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House District 53-1
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 Legislatures: 55th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Waco / McLennan Counties in district: McLennan |
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House District 53-1
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 Legislatures: 54th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Waco / McLennan Counties in district: McLennan |
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House District 53-1
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 Legislatures: 53rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Waco / McLennan Counties in district: McLennan |
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House District 97-1
Nov 13, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 Legislatures: 52nd (2) (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Waco / McLennan Counties in district: McLennan |
(1) Builder, developer, lawyer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(2) Thomas R. Joseph, Jr., in special election 11/13/1951, succeeded Hiram Staton, resigned 9/5/1951. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Succeeded predecessor on 11/13/1951. Texas Legislative Manual.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Memorial, March 2011, p. 259. Texas Bar Journal.
- Joseph, Jr., Thomas Roger. Texas State Cemetery.
Military Service Notes
- United States Navy, World War II, "served two years on a destroyer in the Pacific front." Texas State Cemetery.
Photographs
- Photograph. Thomas R. Joseph, Jr., 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Thomas R. Joseph, Jr., 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Thomas R. Joseph, Jr., 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 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.
Committee Information top
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55th R.S. - 1957
Banks and Banking (Chair) Counties Insurance Insurance Company of Texas (ICT), Investigation, Special (Vice Chair) Revenue and Taxation | ||
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54th R.S. - 1955
Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Livestock and Stock Raising Revenue and Taxation State Affairs | ||
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53rd R.S. - 1953
Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Game and Fisheries Livestock and Stock Raising Revenue and Taxation Seeing Eye Dogs (Chair) |
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