Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	3	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina		Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler
S	3	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina	Senate President Pro Tempore (58th)	Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler
S	3	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963	56th 57th	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina		Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547). Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(2) 58th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/8/1963. Senate Journal.
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

58th Legislature, R.S., SR 469, 5/1/1963, Governor for a Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
59th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 113. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
41st Legislature, 3rd C.S., 7/16/1929, p. 224. In Memory of W.W. Dies. Relatives: W.W. Dies and U.S. Congressman Martin Dies, Sr. - brothers; W.W. Dies - uncle, Martin Dies, Jr. - nephew. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial biographical sketch and photo, A State of Remembrance, 2003.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, World War II. "He has an outstanding war record, serving as an enlisted man and an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II for three and a half years, and served on board the U.S.S. Suesens (DE 342) in the Pacific Theater; he also saw extensive combat and was engaged in many of the biggest battles of World War II." 59th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 113. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
United States Navy, World War II, "fought in the battle of Leyte Gulf." A State of Remembrance, 2003.
United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Obituary, 5/16/2001. Associated Press State and Local Wire.
Obituary, 5/16/2001. Cox News Service.
Martin Dies, Jr., birth date 12/21/1921, death date 5/14/2001, burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County. Includes obituary. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Martin Dies, Jr., 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Martin Dies, Jr., 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Martin Dies, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Martin Dies, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Martin Dies, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

59th R.S. - 1965 Contingent Expense Counties, Cities and Towns Finance Game and Fish Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Nursing Profession (Vice Chair) Pleasure Island Privileges and Elections (Chair) State Affairs Water and Conservation
58th R.S. - 1963 Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expense Counties, Cities and Towns (Chair) Finance Game and Fish (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts Privileges and Elections State Affairs Water and Conservation
57th R.S. - 1961 Constitutional Amendments Election Law Finance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Nominations (Chair) Privileges and Elections Transportation Water and Conservation (Vice Chair)
56th R.S. - 1959 Interstate Cooperation Investment Practices of State Funds, Investigation Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Nominations (Vice Chair) Water and Conservation

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