Oscar Eli Cannon

Full Name: Oscar Eli Cannon, Jr.
Date of birth: June 27, 1906
Date of death: June 30, 1986

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	71	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces		Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
H	71	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces		Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

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House District 71
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

House District 71
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

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Other Resources

Census of 1940 - Oscar Eli Cannon, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, age 33, lawyer - private practice, law partners James Allen Wood and Minor W. Pitts, Jr. FamilySearch.
Oscar Eli Cannon, Jr., death date 6/30/1986, Nueces County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
Oscar Cannon, birth date 6/27/1906, death date June 1986, residence in Nueces County. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.

Photographs

Photograph. O.E. Cannon, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. O.E. Cannon, 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.

Committee Information top

51st R.S. - 1949 Claims and Accounts (Vice Chair) Contingent Expenses Criminal Jurisprudence Federal Relations Reburial of Felix Longoria, Investigation, Special Texas State Board of Examiners in Optometry, Investigation, Special
50th R.S. - 1947 Banks and Banking Criminal Jurisprudence Motor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas, and Mining

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