Neveille Higgs Colson

Neveille Colson

Full Name: Esther Neveille Colson
Other surnames: Higgs,
Date of birth: July 18, 1902
Date of death: March 3, 1982

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 5 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967 58th (1)   59th   Democrat Navasota / Grimes   Grimes, Houston, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller
S 5 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th (2)   Democrat Navasota / Grimes   Grimes, Houston, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker
S 5 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961 55th (3)   56th   Democrat Navasota / Grimes   Grimes, Houston, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker
S 5 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957 54th (4)   53rd (5)   54th (4)   Democrat Navasota / Grimes Senate President Pro Tempore (54th)   Grimes, Houston, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker
S 5 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 13, 1953 51st   52nd   Democrat Navasota / Grimes   Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker
H 27 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Navasota / Grimes   Grimes, Montgomery
H 27 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   Democrat Navasota / Grimes   Grimes, Montgomery
H 27-F Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 48th   Democrat Navasota / Grimes   Grimes, Montgomery
H 27 Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 47th   Democrat Navasota / Grimes   Grimes, Montgomery
H 27 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 46th   Democrat Navasota / Grimes   Grimes, Montgomery

(1) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(3) Law student. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(4) 54th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/7/1955. Senate Journal.
(5) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 5
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 58th (1)   59th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Houston, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller
Senate District 5
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Houston, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker
Senate District 5
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 55th (3)   56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Houston, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker
Senate District 5
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th (4)   53rd (5)   54th (4)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (54th)
(54th)
(54th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Houston, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker
Senate District 5
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 51st   52nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker
House District 27
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Montgomery
House District 27
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Montgomery
House District 27-F
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Montgomery
House District 27
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Montgomery
House District 27
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Montgomery

(1) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(3) Law student. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(4) 54th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/7/1955. Senate Journal.
(5) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.

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59th R.S. - 1965
Agriculture and Livestock  
Claims (Chair) 
Constitutional Amendments  
Education  
Finance (Vice Chair) 
Privileges and Elections  
Public Health (Chair) 
State Departments and Institutions  
58th R.S. - 1963
Agriculture and Livestock  
Claims (Chair) 
Counties, Cities and Towns  
Finance (Vice Chair) 
Insurance  
Public Health (Chair) 
State Departments and Institutions  
57th R.S. - 1961
Agriculture and Livestock  
Claims (Vice Chair) 
Counties, Cities and Towns  
Finance  
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Public Health (Chair) 
State Departments and Institutions (Vice Chair) 
State Health and Welfare Services Coordinating Commission  
56th R.S. - 1959
Agriculture and Livestock  
Claims (Vice Chair) 
Counties, Cities and Towns  
Finance  
Interstate Cooperation  
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Oil and Gas  
Public Health (Chair) 
State Departments and Institutions (Vice Chair) 
Texas Commission for State Health and Welfare Services  
55th R.S. - 1957
Agriculture and Livestock  
Claims  
Finance  
Public Health (Chair) 
State Departments and Institutions  
54th R.S. - 1955
Aeronautics  
Agriculture  
Banking  
Counties and County Boundaries (Vice Chair) 
Education (Chair) 
Enrolled and Engrossed Bills  
Federal Relations  
Finance  
Internal Improvements  
Judicial Districts  
Privileges and Elections  
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Public Debts, Claims and Accounts  
Public Health  
Public Lands and Land Office  
Senatorial Disticts (Vice Chair) 
State Institutions and Departments (Vice Chair) 
State Penitentiaries  
Stock and Stock Raising  
Town and City Corporations  
53rd R.S. - 1953
Aeronautics  
Agricultural Affairs  
Banking  
Commerce and Manufacturing  
Committee of the Whole Senate  
Congressional Districts  
Counties and County Boundaries  
Educational Affairs  
Federal Relations  
Finance  
Internal Improvements  
Judicial Districts  
Nominations of the Governor (Vice Chair) 
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Public Debts, Claims and Accounts  
Public Health  
Public Lands and Land Office  
State Institutions and Departments (Chair) 
State Penitentiaries (Chair) 
Stock and Stock Raising  
52nd R.S. - 1951
Agricultural Affairs (Vice Chair) 
Commerce and Manufacturing  
Congressional Districts  
Educational Affairs  
Finance  
Public Lands and Land Office (Vice Chair) 
State Penitentiaries (Chair) 
Stock and Stock Raising  
51st R.S. - 1949
Agriculture  
Education  
Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) 
Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) 
Finance  
Insurance  
Interstate Cooperation  
Penitentiaries (Vice Chair) 
Public Debts, Claims, and Accounts (Chair) 
Representative Districts  
Senatorial Districts  
Stock and Stock Raising  
50th R.S. - 1947
Claims and Accounts (Chair) 
Education  
Highways and Roads  
State Affairs  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
49th R.S. - 1945
Claims and Accounts (Chair) 
Conservation and Reclamation  
Insurance  
State Affairs  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions, Investigation, Special  
48th R.S. - 1943
Claims and Accounts  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
State Affairs  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
47th R.S. - 1941
Banks and Banking  
Claims and Accounts  
Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) 
Eleemosynary Appropriation, Special  
Insurance  
State Affairs  
46th R.S. - 1939
Claims and Accounts  
Insurance  
Penitentiaries  
State Affairs  

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