Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	7	Jan 9, 1945 - Sep 27, 1945	49th (1)	Democrat	Beckville / Panola		Panola
H	7	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Beckville / Panola		Panola
H	7	Jul 25, 1942 - Jan 12, 1943	47th (2)	Democrat	Beckville / Panola		Panola

(1) Ramsey resigned 9/17/1945. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Mervyn Ramsey, in special election 7/25/1942, succeeded Lon E. Alsup, resigned 9/24/1941. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• Obituary, Mervyn L. Ramsey, 9/10/1970, p. 18. "Mr. Ramsey was a former state representative serving in the house from 1943 to 1947 from Panola County." Austin American.

Other Resources

• Mervyn Lee Ramsey, birth date 10/19/1904 in Gary, Texas; death date 9/9/1970 in Austin, Travis County; usual residence in Pflugerville; director, Rusk State Hospital. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
• Mervyn L. Ramsey (1904-1970), burial in Cook-Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery, Austin, Travis County. Find a Grave.
• Mervyn Lee Ramsey, birth date 10/19/1904, death date 9/9/1970, family tree of Aleta R. Thompson, mentions service in Texas House of Representatives and bills authored and passed in the 48th-49th Legislatures. Genealogy.com, 2004.
• 48th Legislature (1943) - M.L. Ramsey, postoffice Beckville, Panola County, nativity Texas, age 38, high school principal.
  49th Legislature (1945) - Mervyn L. Ramsey, age 40, superintendent of schools, member former legislatures: 47th unexpired term, 48th. Texas Legislative Manual. 48th Legislature 49th Legislature

Photographs

• Photograph. Mervyn L. Ramsey, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Mervyn L. Ramsey, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

49th R.S. - 1945 Claims and Accounts   Highways and Roads   Public Lands and Buildings   Public Printing   School Aid Appropriation, Special   School Districts (Vice Chair)  State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

48th R.S. - 1943 Agriculture   Congressional and Legislative Districts   Education   Livestock and Stock Raising   Representation Before the Legislature (Vice Chair)