Joe Madison Kilgore
Full Name: Joe Madison KilgoreDate of birth: December 10, 1918
Date of death: February 10, 1999
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 38-1 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd | Democrat | McAllen / Hidalgo | Hidalgo | |
| H | 73 | Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd | Democrat | McAllen / Hidalgo | Hidalgo | |
| H | 73 | Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 | 51st | Democrat | McAllen / Hidalgo | Hidalgo | |
| H | 73 | Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 | 50th | Democrat | McAllen / Hidalgo | Hidalgo |
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House District 38-1
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 Legislatures: 53rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: McAllen / Hidalgo Counties in district: Hidalgo |
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House District 73
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 Legislatures: 52nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: McAllen / Hidalgo Counties in district: Hidalgo |
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House District 73
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 Legislatures: 51st Party: Democrat Home City/County: McAllen / Hidalgo Counties in district: Hidalgo |
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House District 73
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 Legislatures: 50th Party: Democrat Home City/County: McAllen / Hidalgo Counties in district: Hidalgo |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 50th Legislature, text of poem "Sky Rodeo," a ballad of World War II, featuring Joe Kilgore as the central figure. House Journal.
- 51st Legislature, R.S., HSR 285. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 76th Legislature, R.S., HR 825. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 76th Legislature, R.S., SR 212. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- KILGORE, Joe Madison (1918-1999). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
- Kilgore, Joe Madison. Texas State Cemetery.
Military Service Notes
- Air Force Reserve. "Rep. Joe M. Kilgore of McAllen is a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve . . . During his five years of active duty, Kilgore earned the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal 'with some clusters,' as he puts it. A bomber pilot, he led the second American air raid on Naples . . .," "Call to Armed Services Faces Dozen in Texas Legislature," 1/14/1951. Dallas Morning News.
- United States Army Air Corps, Lieutenant Colonel; Air Force Reserve, Major General. "Mr. Kilgore served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II . . . he was a lieutenant colonel at the end of the war and rose to the rank of major general in the Air Force Reserve." 76th Legislature, R.S., SR 212. Resolutions - Memorial.
Photographs
- Photograph. Joe M. Kilgore, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Joe M. Kilgore, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Joe M. Kilgore, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Joe M. Kilgore, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 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.
Committee Information top
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53rd R.S. - 1953
Judiciary (Chair) Labor Liquor Regulation Revenue and Taxation State Affairs | ||
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52nd R.S. - 1951
Houston Press Story, Investigation, Special Judiciary Labor Military and Veteran's Affairs Revenue and Taxation School Districts | ||
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51st R.S. - 1949
Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary Labor Motor Traffic Oil, Gas and Mining | ||
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50th R.S. - 1947
Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation (Vice Chair) Judiciary Motor Traffic Revenue and Taxation |
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