Dorsey B. Hardeman
Full Name: Dorsey B. HardemanDate of birth: December 11, 1902
Date of death: August 11, 1992
Terms of Service
| 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 | 57th 56th | 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 | 55th 54th | 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 | 51st 50th | 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 |
Terms of service footnotes
(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. ↩
Terms of Service
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Legislatures:
- 57th 56th
- 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
- Legislatures:
- 55th 54th
- 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
- Legislatures:
- 53rd (4) (5)
- Leadership role:
-
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
- 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
- Legislatures:
- 51st 50th
- 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
- Legislatures:
- 47th (7)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- San Angelo / Tom Green
- Counties in district:
- Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Sterling, Tom Green
- Legislatures:
- 46th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- San Angelo / Tom Green
- Counties in district:
- Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Sterling, Tom Green
Terms of service notes
(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. ↩
Biographical Information
- 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.
- Memorial, November 1992, p. 1092. Texas Bar Journal.
- Dorsey B. Hardeman. Death date 8/11/1992 on headstone. Texas State Cemetery.
- Dorsey B. ("initial only") Hardeman, birth date 12/11/1902 in Henderson, Tennessee; residence in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas; lawyer and representative; draft registration 2/16/1942 in Tom Green County. FamilySearch Texas World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
- United States Army Air Force, Captain JADG, 1942-1946, World War II, on back of headstone. "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.
- 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. Selected newspaper articles
- 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
- 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
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Joint Committees
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- Local and Uncontested Bills, Special
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- Oil and Gas
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Senate Committees
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Senate Committees
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