Hiram O'Keefe Childress

Full Name: Hiram O'Keefe Childress
Date of birth: September 10, 1916
Date of death: February 10, 2011

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	117	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Sweetwater / Nolan		Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan
H	117	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Sweetwater / Nolan		Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan

Terms of Service top

House District 117
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sweetwater / Nolan
Counties in district: Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan

House District 117
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sweetwater / Nolan
Counties in district: Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, Hiram Childress. Temple Daily Telegram.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Major, World War II. Military grave marker, Hiram O'Keefe Childress, birth date 9/10/1916, death date 2/10/2011, burial in Bellwood Memorial Park, Temple, Bell County. BillionGraves.
Hiram O. Childress, enlistment date 8/25/1942 at Randolph Field, Texas, birth year 1916, civilian occupation: lawyers and judges. FamilySearch United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
United States Army, World War II; United States Army Air Corps, Captain; United States Air Force Reserve, Major. Obituary and photo, Hiram Childress. Temple Daily Telegram.

Other Resources

Hiram Okeefe Childress, birth date 9/10/1916, death date 2/10/2011, residence in Temple, Bell County. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
Notice of death, 3/29/2011. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

Photograph. Hiram Childress, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Hiram Childress, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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 Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Federal Relations Motor Traffic
51st R.S. - 1949 Criminal Jurisprudence Liquor Regulation Public Lands and Buildings Public Printing Revenue and Taxation Water Code

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