Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	81	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991	71st	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita
H	81	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989	70th	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita
H	81	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987	69th	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita
H	81	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita
H	52	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, R.S., HR 1049. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
80th Legislature, R.S., HCR 114. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Gavin, John Joseph. Texas State Cemetery.
Obituary and photo, 2/17/2007. Wichita Falls Times Record News.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy; United States Naval Reserve. "Born on August 23, 1920, in Indianapolis, Indiana, John Gavin attended Notre Dame University and was in his final year of studies there when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II; Mr. Gavin answered the nation's call to service and joined the "Flying Irish," a group of Notre Dame students who became Naval aviators; he served bravely as a carrier-based fighter pilot during the war and was a member of the Naval Reserve until 1948." 80th Legislature, R.S., HCR 114. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Notice of death, 2/16/2007. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

Photograph. John J. Gavin, 71st Legislature, Members of the 71st Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. John J. Gavin, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John J. Gavin, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John J. Gavin, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John J. Gavin, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John J. Gavin, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
68th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
69th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
70th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
71st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

71st R.S. - 1989 Business and Commerce Insurance (Chair) Insurance Regulation, Special (Co-Chair) Texas Catastrophic Property Insurance Pool, Special
70th R.S. - 1987 Insurance (Chair) Insurance Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight State Affairs
69th R.S. - 1985 Election Contests, Special Insurance (Chair) Liability Insurance and Tort Law and Procedure Premium Tax Task Force State Affairs
68th R.S. - 1983 Higher Education Higher Education Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Insurance Insurance Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Ways and Means
67th R.S. - 1981 Insurance Intergovernmental Affairs Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Teenage Pregnancy, Select

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