Earl Clinton Fitts

Full Name: Earl Clinton Fitts
Date of birth: October 28, 1907
Date of death: August 19, 1970

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 47 Nov 28, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 46th (1)   Democrat Nocona / Montague   Montague

(1) Earl Fitts, in special election 11/28/1939, succeeded Marvin F. London, resigned 9/27/1939. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 47
Nov 28, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Nocona / Montague
Counties in district: Montague

(1) Earl Fitts, in special election 11/28/1939, succeeded Marvin F. London, resigned 9/27/1939. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, November 1970, p. 931. Relatives: brother, Buren Fitts, was Lieutenant Governor of California and district attorney of Los Angeles. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • Earl Clinton Fitts, birth date 10/28/1907 in Belcherville, Texas; death date 8/19/1970 in Nocona, Montague County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Earl C. Fitts, birth date 10/28/1907, death date 8/19/1970, burial in Nocona Cemetery, Nocona, Montague County. Find a Grave.
  • Political advertisement and photo, Earl C. Fitts, The Saint Jo Tribune, 11/3/1939, p. 1. Candidate announcement and platform, "Fitts Announces for Representative," The Saint Jo Tribune, 11/10/1939, p. 1.
    Obituary, "Earl C. Fitts Dies at Noon Wednesday," The Nocona News, 8/20/1970, p. 1, crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library. "Fitts served this county [Montague] as county judge, spent a term as state representative and then was elected county attorney." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 11/10/1939 11/3/1939 8/20/1970

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