Jerry Todd Stockard

Full Name: Jerry Todd Stockard
Date of birth: April 13, 1918
Date of death: August 18, 1953

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	60-F	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Hill, Navarro
H	60-F	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Hill, Navarro
H	60	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Frost / Navarro	Hill, Navarro

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House District 60-F
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Hill, Navarro

House District 60-F
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Hill, Navarro

House District 60
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Frost / Navarro
Counties in district: Hill, Navarro

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 82. Resolutions - Memorial.
53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 26. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, October 1953, p. 670. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

Jerry Todd Stockard, birth date 4/13/1918 in Frost, Texas; address in Frost, Navarro County; employer Llano Independent School District; draft registration 10/16/1940. FamilySearch Texas World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
United States Army, Private, World War II. Jerry T. Stockard, enlistment date 7/7/1941 in Dallas; birth year 1918; civilian occupation: teachers (secondary school) and principals. FamilySearch United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
United States Army Air Force, World War II; United States Air Force Reserve, Captain. "In service with the armed forces from 1941-46, Mr. Stockard served with the infantry as an instructor and with the Army Air Force as a navigator. He served overseas with a troop carrier squadron. He served overseas with a troop carrier squadron. At the time of his death, he was a captain in the Air Force Reserve." Memorial, October 1953, p. 670. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Obituary, "Frost Rites for Jerry Stockard Wednesday 4 P.M.," 8/19/1953, p. 12. "Stockard was the last representative in the Texas legislature from the old 60th flotorial district composed of Hill and Navarro counties, serving from 1946 through 1952. The district was abolished following the 1950 federal census that caused a re-arrangement of districts in Texas." Corsicana Daily Sun.
Jerry Todd Stockard, birth date 4/13/1918 in Texas; death date 8/18/1953 in Corsicana, Navarro County; lawyer; served in World War II. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Jerry Todd Stockard, birth date 4/13/1918, death date 8/18/1953, burial in Frost Cemetery, Frost, Navarro County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Jerry T. Stockard, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jerry T. Stockard, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jerry T. Stockard, 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.

Committee Information top

52nd R.S. - 1951 Judicial Districts Motor Traffic (Chair) Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Hospitals and Special Schools
51st R.S. - 1949 Highways and Roads Judicial Districts Penitentiaries (Chair) Revenue and Taxation State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
50th R.S. - 1947 Education Judicial Districts Labor Penitentiaries State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions State Penitentiaries and the Farm System, Investigation, Special

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