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Oliver Fleming Cunningham Full Name: Oliver Fleming Cunningham Date of birth: April 1, 1899 Date of death: July 10, 1968 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 24 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd (1) (2)   41st (3)   42nd (1) (2)   Democrat Abilene / Taylor Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)   Callahan, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton (1) 42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 4th C.S., elected 11/3/1932. Senate Journal. (2) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal. (3) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Obituary, "J.F. Cunningham Dies at Abilene," 12/15/1933, p. 8. Survivors include son "Oliver Cunningham, former State Senator of Abilene." Relatives: James Franklin Cunningham - father; Oliver Cunningham - son. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Biography, 1/27/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch. Other Resources Obituary and photo, "Oliver [Fleming] Cunningham, Ex-Senator, Dies," Thursday morning edition, 7/11/1968, pp. 1-A and 6-A. "Funeral Friday for Ex-Senator, Thursday evening edition, 7/11/1968, p. 7-A. Abilene Reporter-News. Oliver Fleming Cunningham, birth date 4/1/1899, death date 7/10/1968, burial in Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. Oliver C. Cunningham, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Oliver F. Cunningham, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 42nd R.S. - 1931 Agricultural Affairs (Chair)  Civil Jurisprudence   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Military Affairs   Privileges and Elections   Public Lands and Land Office   Public Printing (Vice Chair)  Senatorial Districts   Stock and Stock Raising   41st R.S. - 1929 Agricultural Affairs (Chair)  Civil Jurisprudence   Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Internal Improvements (Vice Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office   Public Printing   Senatorial Districts

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