O.F. Chastain

Oscar Fitzallen Chastain

Full Name: Oscar Fitzallen Chastain
Date of birth: September 9, 1869
Date of death: September 28, 1940

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 106 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1)   Democrat Eastland / Eastland   Eastland
H 106 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Eastland / Eastland   Eastland

(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 106
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Eastland / Eastland
Counties in district: Eastland
House District 106
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Eastland / Eastland
Counties in district: Eastland

(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/31/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

  • Oscar Fitzallen Chastain, birth date 9/9/1870 in Erath County; death date 9/28/1940 in Eastland, Eastland County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Oscar Fitzallen Chastain, birth date 9/9/1869, death date 9/28/1940, burial in Eastland Cemetery, Eastland, Eastland County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, "O.F. Chastain Funeral Held" (Ranger Times), Stephenville Empire-Tribune, 10/4/1940, p. 15, crediting Dublin Public Library. "He served Eastland County two terms in the State Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933
Alleged Assault on Representative Burns, Investigate, Special  
Appropriations  
Appropriations Subcommittee on Selling State Jobs  
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Education  
Inspection of Prison System, Special  
Judicial Districts (Chair) 
Oil, Gas, and Mining  
Reductions in State Appropriations, Special  
Selling of State Jobs, Investigate Alleged  
41st R.S. - 1929
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Education  
Labor  
Public Lands and Buildings  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  

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