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Roy Irving Tennant, Jr.

Roy Irving Tennant

Full Name: Roy Irving Tennant, Jr.
Date of birth: October 24, 1907
Date of death: October 14, 1979

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 33 Jan 10, 1939 - Aug 31, 1940 46th (1)   Democrat Longview / Gregg   Gregg, Smith
H 33 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 45th   Democrat Longview / Gregg   Gregg, Smith

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Tennant resigned 8/31/1940. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
46th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Longview / Gregg
Counties in district:
Gregg, Smith

Legislatures:
45th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Longview / Gregg
Counties in district:
Gregg, Smith

Terms of service notes


(1) Tennant resigned 8/31/1940. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information

  • Memorial, March 1980, p. 271. Texas Bar Journal.

  • Roy Irving Tennant, Jr., birth date 10/24/1907 in Temple, Bell County; address in Longview, Gregg County; attorney; draft registration 10/16/1940 in Longview, Gregg County. FamilySearch Texas World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
  • 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.

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