Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	18	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
H	18	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
H	18	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, October 2005, p. 880. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Eli Henry Thornton, birth date 2/27/1910. FamilySearch United States Public Records, 1970-2009.
Obituary, 7/12/2005. Death date 7/10/2005. Interment at Memorial Oaks Mausoleum, Houston. Houston Chronicle.

Photographs

Photograph. E.H. Thornton, Jr., 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.H. Thornton, Jr., 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.H. Thornton, Jr., 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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 (Chair) Constitutional Amendments House Rules Revision Insurance Public Health
45th R.S. - 1937 Appropriations Commerce and Manufactures Interstate Cooperation Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
44th R.S. - 1935 Arrests of Certain Motor Vehicle Operators, Special Commercial Motor Vehicles Investigation Insurance Judiciary Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections (Vice Chair) Revenue and Taxation

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