Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	107	Jan 13, 1931 - Nov 9, 1932	42nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Cisco / Eastland	Callahan, Eastland
H	107	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Cisco / Eastland	Callahan, Eastland
H	107	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Baird / Callahan	Callahan, Eastland

(1) Gilbert resigned 11/9/1932. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 51. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/8/1929, p. 18. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Memorial, October 1959, p. 601. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, Ensign, World War I. Victor Byron Gilbert, birth date 6/27/1889 in Cross Plains, Texas, permanent address in Breckenridge, Texas. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
Victor Byron Gilbert, birth date 6/27/1889, residence in Baird, Texas, death date 7/22/1959. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

Other Resources

Victor Byron Gilbert, birth date 6/27/1889, death date 7/22/1959 in El Paso, El Paso County, retired attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
United States Naval Reserve Force, Ensign, World War 1. Victor Byron Gilbert, birth date 6/27/1889, death date 7/22/1959, burial at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Victor B. Gilbert, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Victor B. Gilbert, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Victor B. Gilbert, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st 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.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Appropriations Game and Fisheries (Chair) Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation Tax Survey Committee
41st R.S. - 1929 Appropriations Highways and Motor Traffic Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation (Chair)
40th R.S. - 1927 Education Enrolled Bills Oil, Gas and Mining Revenue and Taxation

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