Lesta Shackelford

Lesta E. Shackelford

Full Name: Lesta E. Shackelford, Sr.
Date of birth: April 7, 1917
Date of death: April 14, 2005

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 28 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Livingston / Polk   Polk, Trinity

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House District 28
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Livingston / Polk
Counties in district: Polk, Trinity

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Military Service Notes

  • Lesta E. Shackelford, Sr., enlistment date 3/19/1942 in Houston, birth year 1917, civilian occupation: semiskilled construction occupations, n.e.c. FamilySearch United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
  • United States Army Air Forces, 1st Lieutenant, World War II. Military grave marker and Prisoner of War medal, Lesta E. Shackelford, Sr., birth date 4/7/1917, death date 4/14/2005, burial in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County. Find a Grave.

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50th R.S. - 1947
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Federal Relations  
Labor  
Military and Veterans Affairs  

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