Fine Gordon Bedford
Full Name: Fine Gordon BedfordDate of birth: October 31, 1899
Date of death: April 8, 1978
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 18 | Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 | 43rd | Democrat | Galveston / Galveston | Galveston | |
| H | 18 | Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 | 42nd | Democrat | Galveston / Galveston | Galveston | |
| H | 103 | Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 5, 1926 | 39th (1) | Democrat | Poolville / Parker | Parker |
(1) Benjamin J. Forbes, in special election 1/5/1926, sworn 9/13/1926, succeeded Fine G. Bedford, resigned. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Terms of Service top
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House District 18
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 Legislatures: 43rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston Counties in district: Galveston |
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House District 18
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 Legislatures: 42nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston Counties in district: Galveston |
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House District 103
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 5, 1926 Legislatures: 39th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Poolville / Parker Counties in district: Parker |
(1) Benjamin J. Forbes, in special election 1/5/1926, sworn 9/13/1926, succeeded Fine G. Bedford, resigned. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 65th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SCR 18. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Memorial, July 1978, p. 662. Texas Bar Journal.
Military Service Notes
- United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant Infantry, World War I. Students Army Training Center, University of Mississippi, to discharge. Fine G. Bedford, birth date 10/31/1899; residence in Poolville, Parker County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
- 2nd Lieutenant Infantry. Fine Gordon Bedford, residence in Poolville, birth date 10/31/1899, enlistment date 9/16/1918, discharge date 12/20/1918. FamilySearch United States Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
Other Resources
- Fine Gordon Bedford, birth date 10/31/1899 in Parker County; death date 4/8/1978 in Galveston, Galveston County; attorney at law. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1977-1986.
- Fine G. Bedford, birth date 10/31/1899, death date 4/8/1978, burial in Galveston Memorial Park, Hitchcock, Galveston County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary and photo, "Former Legislator, Fine Bedford, 78, Dies," 4/10/1978, pp. 1A-2A. Galveston Daily News.
- "Seven University of Texas Students are Members of Legislature; One is Senator," 1/12/1925, p. 11. San Antonio Express.
Photographs
- Photograph. Fine G. Bedford, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Fine G. Bedford, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Fine G. Bedford, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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43rd R.S. - 1933
Claims and Accounts Congressional and Legislative Districts Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Liquor Traffic | ||
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42nd R.S. - 1931
Commerce and Manufactures Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Insurance Judiciary Privileges, Suffrage and Elections | ||
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39th R.S. - 1925
Highways and Motor Traffic Labor Liquor Traffic Military Affairs (Vice Chair) |
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