Orion Elwin Gerron

Full Name: Orion Elwin Gerron
Date of birth: September 21, 1906
Date of death: May 14, 1952

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	88	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Odessa / Ector		Andrews, Crane, Ector, Jeff Davis, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler
H	100-1	Jan 8, 1929 - Jul 20, 1929	41st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Waxahachie / Ellis		Ellis

(1) S. Bowden Farrar, in special election 12/3/1929, sworn 1/20/1930, succeeded Elwin Gerron, resigned after 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 88
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Odessa / Ector
Counties in district: Andrews, Crane, Ector, Jeff Davis, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler

House District 100-1
Jan 8, 1929 - Jul 20, 1929
Legislatures: 41st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis

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Resolutions and Journal entries

49th Legislature, R.S., HSR 144, naming Thomas Gerald Gerron, son of Rep. O.E. Gerron, mascot of the House, pp. 586-587. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, Orion Elwin Gerron, "Judge Gerron Dies After Long Illness; Services Pending," 5/15/1952, p. 1. Gerron "had been one of Texas' youngest legislators ever elected, when he served Ellis County at Austin." Marriage to Lucille Carney 2/21/1930. Odessa American.
Obituary and photo, "Ector Judge Gerron Dies; Rites Saturday," 5/16/1952, p. 11. San Angelo Standard-Times.

Other Resources

Orion Elwin Gerron, birth date 9/21/1906 in Durant, Oklahoma; death date 5/14/1952 in Odessa, Ector County, Texas; lawyer, county judge. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Orion Elwin Gerron, birth date 9/21/1906, death date 5/14/1952, burial in Ector County Cemetery, Odessa. Stone in memory of Judge Orion Elwin Gerron, birth date 9/21/1906, death date 5/14/1952, son of Walter Jay & Loudie Patterson Gerron, in Elm Branch Cemetery, Bardwell, Ellis County. Find a Grave. Ector County Ellis County
49th Legislature (1945) - O.E. Gerron, postoffice Odessa, Ector County, nativity Oklahoma, age 38 (born circa 1907), lawyer, member of previous legislatures 41st. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. O.E. Gerron, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Elwin Gerron, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

49th R.S. - 1945 Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Live Stock and Stock Raising Oil, Gas, and Mining State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
41st R.S. - 1929 Common Carriers Congressional Districts (Vice Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Oil, Gas and Mining State Affairs

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