Charles Herring
Full Name: Charles Ferguson HerringDate of birth: June 1, 1914
Date of death: January 15, 2004
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 14 | Jan 9, 1973 - Jun 1, 1973 | 63rd (1) (2) (3) | Democrat | Austin / Travis | Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis | |
| S | 14 | Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 | 62nd | Democrat | Austin / Travis | Bastrop, Blanco, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson | |
| S | 14 | Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 | 61st | Democrat | Austin / Travis | Bastrop, Blanco, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson | |
| S | 14 | Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 | 60th (4) | Democrat | Austin / Travis | Bastrop, Blanco, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson | |
| S | 14 | Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 | 59th | Democrat | Austin / Travis | Bastrop, Travis, Williamson | |
| S | 14 | Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 | 58th (5) | Democrat | Austin / Travis | Bastrop, Travis, Williamson | |
| S | 14 | Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th (6) (7) | Democrat | Austin / Travis | Senate President Pro Tempore (57th) | Bastrop, Travis, Williamson |
| S | 14 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 | 56th | Democrat | Austin / Travis | Bastrop, Travis, Williamson | |
| S | 14 | Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th | Democrat | Austin / Travis | Bastrop, Travis, Williamson |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Lloyd A. Doggett, Jr., in special election 8/14/1973, took office 8/18/1973, succeeded Charles F. Herring, resigned 6/1/1973. First session was 63rd 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(2) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) Special election 7/17/1973, runoff 8/14/1973. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001. ↩
(4) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 57th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., elected 1/3/1962. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) Presiding officers and acting lieutenant governors after Ramsey's resignation were President Pro Tempore ad Interim Bruce A. Reagan; President Pro Tempore Charles F. Herring, succeeded 1/3/1962, and presiding during 3rd Called Session; and President Pro Tempore ad Interim Culp Krueger, succeeded 2/1/1962. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 62nd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Austin / Travis
- Counties in district:
- Bastrop, Blanco, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson
- Legislatures:
- 61st
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Austin / Travis
- Counties in district:
- Bastrop, Blanco, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson
- Legislatures:
- 60th (4)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Austin / Travis
- Counties in district:
- Bastrop, Blanco, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson
- Legislatures:
- 59th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Austin / Travis
- Counties in district:
- Bastrop, Travis, Williamson
- Legislatures:
- 58th (5)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Austin / Travis
- Counties in district:
- Bastrop, Travis, Williamson
- Legislatures:
- 57th (6) (7)
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (57th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Austin / Travis
- Counties in district:
- Bastrop, Travis, Williamson
- Legislatures:
- 56th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Austin / Travis
- Counties in district:
- Bastrop, Travis, Williamson
- Legislatures:
- 55th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Austin / Travis
- Counties in district:
- Bastrop, Travis, Williamson
Terms of service notes
(1) Lloyd A. Doggett, Jr., in special election 8/14/1973, took office 8/18/1973, succeeded Charles F. Herring, resigned 6/1/1973. First session was 63rd 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(2) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) Special election 7/17/1973, runoff 8/14/1973. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001. ↩
(4) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 57th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., elected 1/3/1962. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) Presiding officers and acting lieutenant governors after Ramsey's resignation were President Pro Tempore ad Interim Bruce A. Reagan; President Pro Tempore Charles F. Herring, succeeded 1/3/1962, and presiding during 3rd Called Session; and President Pro Tempore ad Interim Culp Krueger, succeeded 2/1/1962. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Biographical Information
- 57th Legislature, 3rd C.S., 1/22/1962, p. 207. Message from Acting Governor Charles F. Herring commending the Legislature (Governor for a Day). House Journal.
- 57th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 39, Governor for a Day, 1/22/1962, Message from the Acting Governor. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 58th Legislature, R.S., SR 131. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 59th Legislature, R.S., SR 827. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 61st Legislature, R.S., SR 1046. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 1482. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 63rd Legislature, R.S., SR 934. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2005.
- Charles Ferguson Herring. Texas State Cemetery.
- United States Navy, Lieutenant Commander, World War II. "He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943 and became a commissioned officer. During his service in the Pacific he was wounded three times and awarded the Bronze Star and the Navy Cross. After leaving active duty in 1946 with the rank of lieutenant commander, he returned to private law practice." A State of Remembrance, 2005.
- United States Navy, World War II. "In 1943 Charles enlisted in the Navy. Being from Stampede Valley and knowing almost nothing about ships or the Navy, when the enlistment officer offered him alternative commissions as either a lieutenant junior grade or an ensign (the lower rank), he mistakenly selected the lower rank as ensign. He served in the Pacific as a group commander of assault landing craft during several invasions, including Okinawa, Iwo Jima, Leyte Gulf, and Lingayen Gulf. In the Lingayen Gulf landing, a Japanese mortar hit squarely in the middle of his craft, destroying the boat and killing all thirty soldiers and crew, except for him. He was knocked into the water, unconscious, but was rescued by another ship.
During the war, his mother became deathly ill. Lyndon Johnson learned of the illness, and orchestrated the sending of a secret message to him conveying the bad news. Charles asked for leave to return to see his mother, but his request was refused. He then went AWOL, hitch-hiking with sympathetic supply-plane crews across the Pacific. He arrived at the hospital in Waco and saw his mother for 30 minutes. Then she died. After a complicated return trip to the Pacific-including a stay on a nearly deserted island with a band of Australian Navy deserters who kindly fed and took care of him for a week-he returned to his ship and his captain reassigned him to duty, without discipline." Texas State Cemetery. - United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.
- Photograph. Charles Herring, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Charles Herring, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Charles F. Herring, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Charles F. Herring, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Charles F. Herring, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Charles F. Herring, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Charles F. Herring, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Charles F. Herring, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. Charles F. Herring, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Charles F. Herring, 55th Legislature, 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.
- 61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information
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