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Dennis Pace Ratliff
Full Name: Dennis Pace Ratliff
Date of birth: October 23, 1899
Date of death: March 15, 1985
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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113
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Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
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43rd
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Democrat
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Haskell / Haskell
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Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton
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113
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Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
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42nd
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Democrat
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Haskell / Haskell
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Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton
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Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601.
House Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Resolutions and Journal entries |
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69th Legislature, R.S., HCR 180.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Memorial, June 1986, p. 667.
Texas Bar Journal.
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| Military Service Notes |
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United States Army, World War I; Texas State Guard, Captain, World War II; Texas State Guard Reserve, Major; Honorary Reserve, Lieutenant Colonel. "WHEREAS, During World War I, Judge Ratliff served his country with honor in the United States Army; he also attained the rank of captain in the Texas State Guard during World War II, and later served as a major in the Texas State Guard Reserve and as a lieutenant colonel in the Honorary Reserve; and
WHEREAS, Among the many military honors he received were the Victory Medal and the Texas Service Medal during World War I, and the Selective Service Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal during World War II." 69th Legislature, R.S., HCR 180.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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"Perry Warms Up Quickly to Legislative Duties," 5/19/1985. Relatives: Dennis Ratliff, Rick Perry's grandfather-in-law.
Abilene Reporter-News.
"Judge Dennis Ratliff served three terms as a member of the Legislature from Haskell County, and also was a District Judge of that district, a very lovable character," p. 56. (Ratliff elected Senate Enrolling Clerk, 36th Legislature, 4th Called Session.)
Terrells: Eighty-Five Years Texas from Indians to Atomic Bomb, 1948.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
Dennis Ratliff, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Dennis Ratliff, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
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42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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