Sam Howard Bass

Full Name: Sam Howard Bass, Jr.
Date of birth: August 9, 1926
Date of death: May 3, 2003

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	23	Jan 13, 1959 - Nov 23, 1959	56th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Freeport / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	23	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Freeport / Brazoria		Brazoria

(1) Neil Caldwell, in special election 1/9/1960, sworn 2/22/1960, succeeded Sam H. Bass, Jr., resigned 11/23/1959. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 23
Jan 13, 1959 - Nov 23, 1959
Legislatures: 56th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Freeport / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 23
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Freeport / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, World War II. Corpsman at a Navy hospital in California. Obituary, 5/8/2003. Houston Chronicle.

Photographs

Photograph. Sam Bass, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam H. Bass, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Sam Bass, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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 top

56th R.S. - 1959 Commerce and Manufacturers (Chair) Federal Relations (Vice Chair) Game and Fisheries Municipal and Private Corporations Revenue and Taxation
55th R.S. - 1957 Aged Citizens Congressional and Legislative Districts Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Highways and Roads Labor State Hospitals and Special Schools

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