Andrew Z. Baker

Full Name: Andrew Zachariah Baker
Date of birth: October 22, 1919
Date of death: April 17, 2007

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	19-B	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
H	19-2	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
H	19-2	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston

Terms of Service top

House District 19-B
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 19-2
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 19-2
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, July 2007, p. 638. Texas Bar Journal.
Baker, Andrew Zachariah. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

National Guard and United States Army, World War II; description of military service and citation of Silver Star "for gallantry in action in France on 19 November 1944." Obituary. Texas State Cemetery.
United States Army, 1st Lieutenant, World War II, Silver Star, Purple Heart & OLC (Oak Leaf Cluster). Military grave marker, Andrew Z. Baker. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Photographs

Photograph. Andrew Z. Baker, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Andrew Z. Baker, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Andrew Z. Baker, 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.

Committee Information top

65th R.S. - 1977 Judicial Affairs Judicial Affairs Subcommittee on Judicial Districts Labor (Vice Chair)
64th R.S. - 1975 Judicial Affairs Labor
63rd R.S. - 1973 Citizens' Conference on State Legislatures, Steering, Special (Operations of the House) Criminal Jurisprudence Education Education Subcommittee on Foundations Education Subcommittee on Vocational-Technical Training Judiciary Reorganization and Modernization of Public Education (Committee of 24), Interim

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