Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	8	Jan 10, 1967 - Aug 24, 1967	60th (1) (2)	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
S	8	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967	58th (3)   59th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
S	8	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963	56th (4)   57th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)	Dallas
S	8	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959	54th   55th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
S	8	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd (5)	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
S	11	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd (6)	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-4	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-4	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-4	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-4	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-4	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd (7)	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas

(1) O.H. Harris, in special election 11/11/1967, took office 11/21/1967, succeeded George M. Parkhouse, died 8/24/1967. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/13/1959. 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) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 53rd Legislature, R.S., SR 273. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 54th Legislature, R.S., SR 347. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 55th Legislature, R.S., SR 536. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 56th Legislature, R.S., SR 483, Governor for a Day, 4/30/1959. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 58th Legislature, R.S., SR 524. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 59th Legislature, R.S., SR 677. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 60th Legislature, R.S., SR 774. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SCR 10. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Obituary and photo, "Sen. Parkhouse Dies; Served Over 25 Years," 8/25/1967, p. 1A. Tributes, "Lt. Gov Smith Says of Parkhouse: 'More of an Institution Than a Man'," "Smith Praises Parkhouse as Kind, Warm-Hearted," and "All Agree He Fought for Beliefs," 8/25/1967, p. 11A; "George Parkhouse," 8/26/1967, p. 2A. Dallas Morning News.

Other Resources

• George Parkhouse, birth date 5/13/1900 in Cisco, Texas, death date 8/24/1967 in Dallas, Dallas County, advertising, Middleton Inc. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
• George Marshall Parkhouse, birth date 5/13/1900, permanent home address in Dallas, student, father George T. Parkhouse, draft registration in Dallas County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
• George Parkhouse, birth date 5/13/1900, death date 8/24/1967, burial in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas. Find a Grave.

Photographs

• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. George Parkhouse, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 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.
• 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

60th R.S. - 1967 Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Finance   Insurance   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Oil and Gas   Public Health   Rules (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   State and Local Tax Policy   Transportation   Water and Conservation (Chair)

59th R.S. - 1965 Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Counties, Cities and Towns   Finance   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Labor and Management Relations   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Nursing Profession   Oil and Gas   Rules   State Affairs (Vice Chair)  Transportation   Water and Conservation (Chair)

58th R.S. - 1963 Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Counties, Cities and Towns   Finance   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Labor and Management Relations   Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts   Oil and Gas   Sociopathic Personalities (Chair)  State Affairs (Vice Chair)  State and Local Tax Policy   Transportation   Water and Conservation (Chair)

57th R.S. - 1961 Banking   General Investigating   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Labor and Management Relations (Vice Chair)  Nominations   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   State Affairs   State Insurance Board, Investigation (Chair)  Texas Commission on State and Local Tax Policy   Water and Conservation (Chair)

56th R.S. - 1959 Banking (Vice Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Labor and Management Relations (Chair)  Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Nominations   State Affairs   Texas Commission on State and Local Tax Policy   Transportation   Water and Conservation

55th R.S. - 1957 Claims   Constitutional Amendments   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Labor and Management Relations   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Nominations   Public School System (Hale-Aikin Committee of Twenty-Four)   State Affairs   Transportation   Water and Conservation (Chair)

54th R.S. - 1955 Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Highways and Motor Traffic   Insurance (Vice Chair)  Labor (Chair)  Nominations of the Governor   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   State Affairs   Town and City Corporations   Water Resources

53rd R.S. - 1953 Aeronautics (Chair)  Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair)  Committee of the Whole Senate   Finance   Insurance (Vice Chair)  Interstate Cooperation   Labor   Nominations of the Governor   Public Health   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic (Vice Chair)  Towns and City Corporations (Chair)  Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage

52nd R.S. - 1951 Aeronautics   Commerce and Manufacturing   Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair)  Insurance   Interstate Cooperation   Labor (Chair)  Nominations of the Governor   Representative Districts (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments (Vice Chair)

51st R.S. - 1949 Banks and Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Labor   Penitentiaries

50th R.S. - 1947 Appropriations   Constitutional Amendments   Labor   Municipal and Private Corporations (Vice Chair)  Penitentiaries

49th R.S. - 1945 Appropriations   Constitutional Amendments   Labor   Liquor Regulation   Penitentiaries (Chair)

48th R.S. - 1943 Banks and Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Labor   Municipal and Private Corporations   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections

43rd R.S. - 1933 Agriculture   Banks and Banking   Book of Texas Company   Engrossed Bills   Public Printing   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions