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Leon Thurman Full Name: Elzie Leon Thurman Date of birth: September 18, 1915 Date of death: February 27, 2008 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 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   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Military Service Notes United States Army, World War II. Military grave marker, Elzie L. Thurman. E. Leon Thurman, birth date 9/18/1915, death date 2/27/2008, photo, obituary, burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Anson, Jones County. Find a Grave. Other Resources Elzie L. Thurman, birth date 9/18/1915, death date 2/27/2008, residence in Jones County, Texas. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index. Photographs Photograph. Leon Thurman, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Leon Thurman, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Leon Thurman, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature 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. Committee Informationtop 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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