Dero D. Cowley

Dero Demumber Cowley

Full Name: Dero Demumber Cowley
Date of birth: March 17, 1910
Date of death: August 23, 1968

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 59 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat Hillsboro / Hill   Hill
H 59 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1)   Democrat Hillsboro / Hill   Hill

(1) Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 59
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Hill
House District 59
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Hill

(1) Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Photo and biographical sketch, "Dero D. Cowley, Secretary to the Governor," 3/26/1937, p. 1. "27-year-old former member of the legislature from Hillsboro" and Secretary to Governor James V. Allred, birthday St. Patrick's Day. Hearne Democrat (Hearne, Texas).

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

  • Dero Demumber Cowley, birth date 3/17/1910 in Covington, Hill County, Texas; parents Robert Jackson Cowley and Jennie McCown. FamilySearch Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981.
  • Dero D. Cowley, birth date 3/17/1910 in Texas; death date 8/23/1968 in Waco, McLennan County; usual residence in Hillsboro, Hill County; public relations man, State Legislature; served in the U.S. Armed Forces, 5/1/1941-12/16/1943. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Dero D. Cowley, birth date 3/17/1910, death date 8/23/1968, burial in Covington Cemetery, Covington, Hill County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

44th R.S. - 1935
Banks and Banking  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Inspect Property at Milford, Texas, as Housing Facility for Dependent and Neglected Children, Special  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
43rd R.S. - 1933
Education  
Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) 
Military Affairs  
State Affairs  

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