Gus James Strauss
Full Name: Gus James Strauss, Sr.Date of birth: February 12, 1912
Date of death: July 11, 1970
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 15 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957 | 54th 53rd (1) (2) | Democrat | Hallettsville / Lavaca | Senate President Pro Tempore (53rd) | Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Lee, Waller, Wharton |
| S | 15 | Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 19, 1953 | 52nd (3) | Democrat | Hallettsville / Lavaca | Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller | |
| S | 15 | Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951 | 51st 50th | Democrat | Hallettsville / Lavaca | Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 53rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 3/15/1954. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 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. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 52nd (3)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Hallettsville / Lavaca
- Counties in district:
- Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller
- Legislatures:
- 51st 50th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Hallettsville / Lavaca
- Counties in district:
- Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller
Terms of service notes
(1) 53rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 3/15/1954. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 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. ↩
Biographical Information
- 53rd Legislature, R.S., SR 75. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HCR 15. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 331. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 472. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Memorial, September 1970, p. 763. Texas Bar Journal.
- Obituary, "Lavaca Judge Gus Strauss Dies at 58," 7/12/1970, pp. 1, 16. "Strauss served in the Texas Senate between 1946 and 1956 and was president pro tem of that body in 1954." Corpus Christi Times.
- Gus James Strauss, birth date 2/12/1912 in Texas; death date 7/11/1970 in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County; usual residence in Hallettsville, Lavaca County; judge, county. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 50th 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.
Committee Information
Senate Committees
- Banking (Vice Chair)
- Civil Jurisprudence
- Constitutional Amendments (Chair)
- Counties and County Boundaries
- Criminal Jurisprudence
- Education
- Finance
- Game and Fish
- Highways and Motor Traffic
- Labor
- Nominations of the Governor (Vice Chair)
- Oil, Gas and Conservation
- Public Debts, Claims and Accounts
- Public Health
- State Affairs
- State Penitentiaries
Senate Committees
- Agricultural Affairs
- Civil Jurisprudence
- Commerce and Manufacturing
- Committee of the Whole Senate
- Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair)
- Educational Affairs
- Finance
- Game and Fish
- Insurance
- Oil, Gas and Conservation
- Public Debts, Claims and Accounts
- Public Health (Vice Chair)
- State Affairs
- State Highways and Motor Traffic
Senate Committees
Senate Committees
- Agriculture
- Banking
- Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair)
- Counties and County Boundaries
- Education
- Finance
- Oil, Gas and Conservation
- Public Buildings and Grounds
- Public Debts, Claims and Accounts
- Public Printing (Chair)
Joint Committees
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