Harold M. LaFont

Full Name: Harold M. LaFont
Date of birth: July 1, 1907
Date of death: November 16, 2003

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	120	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Plainview / Hale		Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher
H	120	Jan 31, 1950 - Jan 9, 1951	51st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Plainview / Hale		Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher

(1) Harold M. LaFont, in special election 11/8/1949, sworn 1/31/1950, succeeded I.B. Holt, resigned 6/30/1949. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 120
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher

House District 120
Jan 31, 1950 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, March 2004, p. 240. Texas Bar Journal.
Harold M. LaFont, reprint of obituary from the Plainview Daily Herald, 11/18/2003. Hale County Cemetery Database. Unger Memorial Library, 2006.

Other Resources

Harold M. LaFont, birth date 7/1/1907, death date 11/16/2003, last place of residence Plainview, Hale County. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
Judge Harold M. LaFont, birth date 7/1/1907, death date 11/16/2003, burial in Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, Hale County. Includes reprint of obituary from Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian, 11/18/2003. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. H.M. LaFont, 52nd 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 Appropriations Conservation and Reclamation Criminal Jurisprudence Federal Relations Highways and Roads (Vice Chair) Houston Press Story, Investigation, Special (Chair)
51st R.S. - 1949 Conservation and Reclamation Highways and Roads Livestock and Stock Raising Revenue and Taxation State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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