Oscar Manuel Laurel
Full Name: Oscar Manuel Laurel, Sr.Date of birth: June 8, 1920
Date of death: March 29, 2001
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 80 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 | 56th | Democrat | Laredo / Webb | Webb, Zapata | |
| H | 80 | Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th | Democrat | Laredo / Webb | Webb, Zapata |
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 56th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Laredo / Webb
- Counties in district:
- Webb, Zapata
- Legislatures:
- 55th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Laredo / Webb
- Counties in district:
- Webb, Zapata
Biographical Information
- 77th Legislature, R.S., HR 1246. Resolutions - Memorial.
- LAUREL, OSCAR MANUEL SR. (1920-2001). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.
- Memorial, October 2001, p. 935. Texas Bar Journal.
- Oscar M. Laurel, birth date 6/8/1920, death date 3/29/2001, burial in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Laredo, Webb County, with spouse Elsa G. Laurel. Includes obituary. Find a Grave.
- VIVA KENNEDY-VIVA JOHNSON CLUBS. "Past LULAC national president Oscar Laurel of Laredo served as state chairman of the Viva Johnson clubs." Handbook of Texas Online.
- Obituary, "Civic Leader Laurel Dies at 80," 3/30/2001. Laredo Morning Times.
- Photo, mentioned in Minority Civil Rights and the Texas Legislature, 2018.
- "Laurel Appointed to Federal Position," 4/10/1967. "He [Laurel] served as national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in 1955-56." San Antonio Express. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. Oscar M. Laurel, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Oscar M. Laurel, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. Oscar M. Laurel, 55th Legislature, 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.
Committee Information
House Committees
- Commerce and Manufacturers
- Conservation and Reclamation
- Livestock and Stock Raising
- Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
- Public Health
Joint Committees
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