Dorsey B. Hardeman

Full Name: Dorsey B. Hardeman
Date of birth: December 11, 1902
Date of death: August 11, 1992

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
S	25	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green		Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Edwards, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Reeves, Schleicher, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde
S	25	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green		Brewster, Coke, Coleman, Crane, Crockett, Edwards, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde
S	25	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green		Brewster, Coke, Coleman, Crane, Crockett, Edwards, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde
S	25	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963	56th 57th	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green		Brewster, Coke, Coleman, Crane, Crockett, Edwards, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde
S	25	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959	54th 55th	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green		Brewster, Coke, Coleman, Crane, Crockett, Edwards, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde
S	25	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green	Senate President Pro Tempore (53rd)	Brewster, Coke, Coleman, Crane, Crockett, Edwards, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde
S	25	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green		Brown, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Gillespie, Irion, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green
S	25	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951	50th 51st	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green		Brown, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Gillespie, Irion, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green
H	91	Jan 14, 1941 - Dec 3, 1942	47th ⁽⁷⁾	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green		Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Sterling, Tom Green
H	91	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green		Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Sterling, Tom Green

(1) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 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.
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 53rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 4/13/1954. Senate Journal.
(5) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(7) Burke T. Summers, in special election 1/2/1943, sworn 1/12/1943, succeeded Dorsey B. Hardeman, resigned 12/3/1942. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Senate District 25
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Edwards, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Reeves, Schleicher, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde

Senate District 25
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Brewster, Coke, Coleman, Crane, Crockett, Edwards, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde

Senate District 25
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Brewster, Coke, Coleman, Crane, Crockett, Edwards, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde

Senate District 25
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 56th 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Brewster, Coke, Coleman, Crane, Crockett, Edwards, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde

Senate District 25
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 54th 55th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Brewster, Coke, Coleman, Crane, Crockett, Edwards, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde

Senate District 25
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (53rd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Brewster, Coke, Coleman, Crane, Crockett, Edwards, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde

Senate District 25
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Brown, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Gillespie, Irion, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green

Senate District 25
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 50th 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Brown, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Gillespie, Irion, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green

House District 91
Jan 14, 1941 - Dec 3, 1942
Legislatures: 47th ⁽⁷⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Sterling, Tom Green

House District 91
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Sterling, Tom Green

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

54th Legislature, R.S., SR 30, to address Joint Session of General Assembly of Tennessee. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
56th Legislature, R.S., SR 501, birthday of father, N.B. Hardeman, famed orator, author, minister and educator, co-founder in 1908 of Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson, Tennessee. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
59th Legislature, R.S., SR 506, honorary degree of "Knight of the Order of San Jacinto" from Sons of the Republic of Texas. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 263, retirement. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., SCR 1. Resolutions - Memorial.
Addresses by Senator Culp Krueger, Senator Dorsey Hardeman, Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith, Governor John Connally, and President Lyndon Baines Johnson, on presentation of portrait of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, pursuant to SR 504, 59th R.S., 5/28/1965, pp. 1961-1964. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, November 1992, p. 1092. Texas Bar Journal.
Hardeman, Dorsey B. Death date 8/11/1992 on headstone. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Army Air Corps, World War II. "In 1938, he was elected to the House of Representatives and served two terms before joining the United States Army Air Corps and was sent to officers' training school. He served in the Headquarters of the Judge Advocate General." Texas State Cemetery.
United States Army Air Corps. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Address by Dorsey B. Hardeman, State Senator. Dedication of Monument to General Tom Green: Courthouse Lawn, San Angelo, November 2, 1963, 1963.
Discusses school finance, Gilmer-Aikin, relationships with colleagues, etc. Interview with Senator Dorsey Hardeman by Corrinne E. Crow on February 27, 1975, 1975.
Notes prepared "at the insistence of my [Hardeman's] wife and my two sons." Notes From Autobiographical Material, 1981.
Includes the text of 43 speeches by Dorsey B. Hardeman, Selected Addresses by Senator Dorsey B. Hardeman, 1975.

Photographs

Photograph. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.B. Hardeman, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.B. Hardeman, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dorsey B. Hardeman, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.
60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

60th R.S. - 1967 Charitable Immunity Constitutional Amendments Education Enrolled and Engrossed Bills (Chair) Finance (Vice Chair) Flag of Alamo, Special General Investigating (Chair) Jurisprudence Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Nominations Oil and Gas Parks and Recreation Placement of Lieutenant Governors' Portraits Portrait of General William C. Westmoreland Privileges and Elections Public Health Rules Rules of the Senate State Affairs (Chair) Water and Conservation
59th R.S. - 1965 Education Enrolled and Engrossed Bills Finance (Chair) Flag of Santa Anna General Investigating Insurance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special News Media on Proceedings in Criminal and/or Civil Courts Privileges and Elections Public Health Rules State Affairs Water and Conservation
58th R.S. - 1963 Conservation of Paintings and Portraits Education Finance General Investigating Insurance Jurisprudence (Chair) Oil and Gas Privileges and Elections Public Health Rules Sociopathic Personalities State Affairs Water and Conservation
57th R.S. - 1961 Conservation of Paintings Constitutional Amendments Finance General Investigating (Chair) Insurance Jurisprudence (Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Monument for Andrew Jackson Houston in State Cemetery (Chair) Oil and Gas Privileges and Elections State Affairs State Insurance Board, Investigation Water and Conservation
56th R.S. - 1959 Conservation of Paintings, Interim Constitutional Amendments Finance General Investigating Insurance Jurisprudence Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Oil and Gas State Affairs (Chair) Water and Conservation
55th R.S. - 1957 Conservation of Paintings Constitutional Amendments Finance Insurance Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Oil and Gas (Chair) State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
54th R.S. - 1955 Civil Jurisprudence Conservation of Paintings Constitutional Amendments Finance Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Preservation and Conservation of Paintings, Special State Affairs (Chair) Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
53rd R.S. - 1953 Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Committee of the Whole Senate Finance General Investigating (Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Poet Laureate Selection, Special Preservation and Conservation of Paintings, Special State Affairs Water Resources Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage (Chair)
52nd R.S. - 1951 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Corporation Laws Revision, Special Finance Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Oil, Gas and Conservation Privileges and Elections State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair)
51st R.S. - 1949 Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Commerce and Manufacturing Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Finance General Investigating General Investigating, Special Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Military Affairs Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Health State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising Town and City Corporations (Vice Chair) Veterans' Affairs
50th R.S. - 1947 Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Federal Relations (Chair) Finance General Investigating, Special Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Military Affairs Oil, Gas and Conservation Privileges and Elections Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Lands and Land Office (Vice Chair) Senatorial Districts Stock and Stock Raising Student Activities at A&M College, Investigation, Special Veterans' Affairs
47th R.S. - 1941 Insurance Judicial Districts (Chair) Judiciary Labor Oil, Gas and Mining Revenue Laws
46th R.S. - 1939 Board of Hairdressers and Cosmetologists, Special Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Judiciary Livestock and Stock Raising Public Lands and Buildings

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