Forrest Green

Full Name: John Forrest Green, Jr.
Date of birth: December 11, 1921
Date of death: January 8, 2011

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	27	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Ellis, Navarro
H	27	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Ellis, Navarro
H	27	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Ellis, Navarro
H	27	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Ellis, Navarro

Terms of Service top

House District 27
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Ellis, Navarro

House District 27
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Ellis, Navarro

House District 27
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Ellis, Navarro

House District 27
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Ellis, Navarro

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

67th Legislature, R.S., HCR 91. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Autobiography in LRL Collection, 328.764 G823G 2009. The Life I Lived, 2009.

Military Service Notes

United States Air Force, Major, World War II, grave marker inscription. J. Forrest Green, Jr., birth date 12/11/1921, death date 1/8/2011, photo, obituary, burial in Parkdale Cemetery, Arlington, Tarrant County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
Notice of death, 2/2/2011. Speaker of the House.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.
Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

Photograph. Forrest Green, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Forrest Green, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Forrest Green, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Forrest Green, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

67th R.S. - 1981 Fire Ants in Texas, Select
66th R.S. - 1979 Agriculture and Livestock (Chair) Higher Education House Administration
65th R.S. - 1977 Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters (Vice Chair) Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Pollution Control Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on State Parks House Administration Migrant Farm Workers, House Joint (Vice Chair)
64th R.S. - 1975 Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters) Agriculture and Livestock Interim Committee on Study of Agriculture and Livestock Commodities Exportation and Importation Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on State Parks Textile Industry Development
63rd R.S. - 1973 Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on the Marketing of Food and Meat Products and Contracting of Cotton and Grain (Vice Chair) Elections Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on State Parks

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