United States Army, Lieutenant Colonel, World War II. "He practiced law in Longview from 1934 until he was inducted into the Army in 1941. He went to Officers Candidate School and was assigned to the Medical Service Corps in 1942. He was stationed in New Guinea, then served as Detachment Commander and Executive Officer of the hospital in Fort Hood. He was transferred to Judge Advocate section in 1948 as chief of staff for 2nd Armored Division and Camp Ft. Hood. Mr. Tennant served as attorney for the Department of Defense at Fort Meade, MD, from 1962 to 1974. He retired with the permanent rank of lieutenant colonel after 20 years' active service." Memorial, March 1980, p. 271. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Roy Irving Tennant, Jr., birth date 10/24/1907, death date 10/14/1979, burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell County. Includes photograph. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Roy Irving Tennant, Jr., 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

46th R.S. - 1939 Appropriations Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Judiciary (Vice Chair) Oil, Gas and Mining
45th R.S. - 1937 Labor New London School Explosion Office Space for State Departments, Special Oil, Gas and Mining Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Buildings

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