R.H. 'Dick' Cory
Full Name: Richard Henry "Dick" CoryDate of birth: April 7, 1918
Date of death: December 5, 2009
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 43 | Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 | 61st | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Calhoun, Victoria | |
| H | 43 | Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 | 60th | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Calhoun, Victoria | |
| H | 33 | Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 | 59th | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Calhoun, Victoria | |
| H | 33 | Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 | 58th | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Calhoun, Victoria | |
| H | 33 | Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Calhoun, Victoria | |
| H | 33 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 | 56th | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Calhoun, Victoria | |
| H | 33 | Jan 21, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th (1) (2) | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Calhoun, Victoria | |
| H | 33 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 | 54th | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Calhoun, Victoria |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Lawyer, abstracter. "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. ↩
(2) Not present at organization of the House 1/8/1957. Oath of office administered 1/21/1957, pp. 97-98. House Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 61st
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Victoria / Victoria
- Counties in district:
- Calhoun, Victoria
- Legislatures:
- 60th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Victoria / Victoria
- Counties in district:
- Calhoun, Victoria
- Legislatures:
- 59th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Victoria / Victoria
- Counties in district:
- Calhoun, Victoria
- Legislatures:
- 58th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Victoria / Victoria
- Counties in district:
- Calhoun, Victoria
- Legislatures:
- 57th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Victoria / Victoria
- Counties in district:
- Calhoun, Victoria
- Legislatures:
- 56th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Victoria / Victoria
- Counties in district:
- Calhoun, Victoria
- Legislatures:
- 54th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Victoria / Victoria
- Counties in district:
- Calhoun, Victoria
Terms of service notes
(1) Lawyer, abstracter. "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. ↩
(2) Not present at organization of the House 1/8/1957. Oath of office administered 1/21/1957, pp. 97-98. House Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- 56th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 30. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 368. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 289. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 240. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 125. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 433. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 103. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- Richard H. "Dick" Cory. Texas State Cemetery.
- Richard Henry Cory, birth date 4/7/1918 in San Mateo, California; residence in San Francisco, California; University [of] California School of Jurisprudence, Berkeley, California; draft registration 10/16/1942 in San Francisco, California. FamilySearch. California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947
- United States Army, Ordnance Master Sergeant, World War II. "He was awarded a presidential citation for developing a gun sight adopted by the army. He was stationed at Foster Field in Victoria . . . " Texas State Cemetery.
- Photograph. R.H. (Dick) Cory, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.H. [Dick] Cory, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.H. (Dick) Cory, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.H. (Dick) Cory, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.H. Cory, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.H. Cory, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.H. (Dick) Cory, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. R.H. Cory, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.H. Cory, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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- 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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