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Leon Thurman Leon Thurman
Full Name: Elzie Leon Thurman
Date of birth: September 18, 1915
Date of death: February 27, 2008
Terms of Service top
Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 85 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Anson / Jones   Dickens, Jones, King, Stonewall
H 85 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Anson / Jones   Dickens, Jones, King, Stonewall
 
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  • Elzie Leon Thurman, birth date 9/18/1915, death date 2/27/2008, photo, obituary, interment in Mount Hope Cemetery, Anson, Jones County. Find a Grave.
    • Military Service Notes
  • United States Army, World War II. Military grave marker, Elzie L. Thurman. Find a Grave.
    • Photographs
  • Photograph. Leon Thurman, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Leon Thurman, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
  • Photograph. Leon Thurman, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
    • Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
  • 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.
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    57th R.S. - 1961
    Conservation and Reclamation  
    Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) 
    Local and Uncontested Bills  
    Military and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair) 
    Oil, Gas and Mining  
    56th R.S. - 1959
    Agriculture  
    Education  
    Federal Relations  
    Judicial Districts  
    State Affairs  
    Texas Educational Standards Commission  
     

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