Harold Lester Kennedy

Full Name: Harold Lester Kennedy
Date of birth: December 20, 1915
Date of death: August 20, 1993

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	55	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson		Anderson
H	55	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson		Anderson

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House District 55
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson

House District 55
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, March 1994, p. 320. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, World War II. "Add those in uniform: Rep. Harold L. Kennedy of Palestine, who resigned to join the Navy . . . ," 10/27/1942, p. 5. Bryan Eagle.

Other Resources

Harold L. Kennedy, birth date 12/20/1915, death date 8/20/1993, burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia. Find a Grave.
Marriage announcement of Miss Helen Hancock and Harold Lester Kennedy, "now serving his second term as Anderson county representative in the Texas Legislature," Henderson Daily News, 12/14/1941, Society section, p. 1, crediting Rusk County Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. Harold L. Kennedy, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Harold L. Kennedy, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

47th R.S. - 1941 Congressional and Legislative Districts Criminal Jurisprudence Municipal and Private Corporations Nation Wide Hearing Oil Conference Oil, Gas and Mining (Vice Chair)
46th R.S. - 1939 Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Judiciary Oil, Gas and Mining

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