George O. Nokes

Full Name: George O. Nokes, Jr.
Date of birth: November 19, 1923
Date of death: November 18, 2011

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	6	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro
S	6	Jan 31, 1950 - Jan 9, 1951	51st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro
H	58	Jan 1, 1949 - Aug 27, 1949	51st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Navarro
H	58	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Navarro

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(2) 52nd Legislature - shows Nokes served 47th-48th House and 50th-52nd Senate; House and Senate Journals and Members of the Texas Congress/Legislature 1836-1992 show 50th-51st House and 51st (interim)-52nd Senate. Texas Legislative Manual.
(3) In Senate, George O. Nokes, Jr., in special election 11/6/1949, sworn 1/31/1950, succeeded James E. Taylor, resigned 8/31/1949. In House, James C. Sewell, in special election 11/8/1949, sworn 1/31/1950, succeeded George O. Nokes, Jr., resigned 8/27/1949. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Taylor resigned 8/15/1949. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 6
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro

Senate District 6
Jan 31, 1950 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro

House District 58
Jan 1, 1949 - Aug 27, 1949
Legislatures: 51st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Navarro

House District 58
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Navarro

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2013.
Obituary, George O. Nokes, Jr., from the Waco Tribune-Herald, 11/19/2011. TXGenWeb Project.

Military Service Notes

National Guard, Captain; United States Army Air Forces during World War II. "Nokes is a captain in the National Guard, assigned to the judge advocate general's staff. He earned three Air Medals during World War II while serving as a B-24 bombardier with the Eighth Air Force." "Call to Armed Services Faces Dozen in Texas Legislature," 1/14/1951.
Nokes "attended Baylor University until he joined the Army Air Forces. He served as a bombardier with the Eighth Air Force in England and was discharged as a first lieutenant." "Barbara Callan Takes Vows With G.O. Nokes Jr. in Waco," 9/14/1947. Dallas Morning News.
Lt. George O. Nokes, Jr., military service and photo, The Men and Women in World War II from Navarro County Texas, Page 185 & 186. Navarro County, TXGenWeb Project.
United States Army Air Corps. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Describes Representative Nokes' involvement in the political and legislative processes through which the Gilmer-Aikins bills became law. Gilmer-Aikin Bills: a Study in the Legislative Process, 1950.
Photograph, Gilmer-Aikin Bills: a Study in the Legislative Process, 1950.

Photographs

Photograph. George O. Nokes, Jr., 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. George O. Nokes, Jr., 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. George O. Nokes, Jr., 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. George O. Nokes, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
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

52nd R.S. - 1951 Aeronautics (Chair) Banking (Vice Chair) Commerce and Manufacturing Congressional Districts Educational Affairs Finance Insurance Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Military and Veterans' Affairs
51st R.S. - 1949 Banking Commerce and Manufacturing Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Education Finance Game and Fish Interstate Cooperation Judiciary Military Affairs Military and Veteran's Affairs (Chair) Rules State Affairs State Parks System in Regard to Equal Facilities for Whites and Negroes, Special Texas State Board of Examiners in Optometry, Investigation, Special Veterans' Affairs
50th R.S. - 1947 Banks and Banking Criminal Jurisprudence Education Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Public Health

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