C.G. Lightfoot

Carswell Gilford Lightfoot

Full Name: Carswell Gilford Lightfoot
Date of birth: May 24, 1875
Date of death: June 1, 1961

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 10 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Timpson / Shelby   Shelby
H 10 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   Democrat Timpson / Shelby   Shelby

Terms of Service top

House District 10
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Timpson / Shelby
Counties in district: Shelby
House District 10
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Timpson / Shelby
Counties in district: Shelby

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Other Resources

  • Carswell Gilford Lightfoot, birth date 5/24/1875 in Macon, Georgia; death date 6/1/1961 in Center, Shelby County, Texas; retired farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Carswell G. Lightfoot, birth date 5/24/1875, death date 6/1/1961, burial in New Prospect Cemetery, Timpson, Shelby County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, "Final Rites for C.G. Lightfoot Held Last Saturday," Timpson Weekly Times, 6/9/1861, p. 1, crediting Timpson Public Library. "He is a former member of the Texas Legislature, having been elected Representative from Shelby County in 1944, and served two terms." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947
Banks and Banking  
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Counties  
Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Chair) 
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
49th R.S. - 1945
Agriculture  
Counties  
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
Penitentiaries  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
Public Health  

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