Hershel Carroll Sherrill
Full Name: Hershel Carroll SherrillDate of birth: October 13, 1926
Date of death: July 15, 1994
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 57 | Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th | Democrat | McDade / Bastrop | Bastrop, Burleson, Lee |
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House District 57
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 Legislatures: 55th Party: Democrat Home City/County: McDade / Bastrop Counties in district: Bastrop, Burleson, Lee |
Biographical Information top
Military Service Notes
- United States Navy, Seaman First Class, World War II. Military grave marker, Hershel C. Sherrill, birth date 10/13/1926, death date 7/15/1994, burial in Houston National Cemetery. Find a Grave.
Other Resources
- Hershel Carroll Sherrill, death date 7/15/1994 in Harris County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
- Candidate announcement and photo, "Hershel C. Sherrill Announces for Representative," The Elgin Courier, 6/21/1956, p. 1. Sample ballot, Democratic primary election, Elgin Courier, 7/26/1956, p. 2. Primary election results, Elgin Courier and Four County News , 8/2/1956, p. 1. "Hershel C. Sherrill of McDade, a young farmer, and a first-timer in politics, defeated Walter Schulz, Lexington newspaper publisher . . . Sherrill succeeds veteran legislator, Henry Lehman of Giddings, who did not make the race this year." Crediting Elgin Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). August 2, 1956 July 26, 1956 June 21, 1956
Photographs
- Photograph. Hershel C. Sherrill, 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.
Committee Information top
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55th R.S. - 1957
Aeronautics Agriculture Banks and Banking Highways and Roads Public Printing |
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