Sam H. Parsons

Samuel Holcroft Parsons

Full Name: Samuel Holcroft "Sam" Parsons
Date of birth: October 12, 1910
Date of death: November 29, 1973

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 16 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Henderson / Rusk   Rusk
H 16 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Henderson / Rusk   Rusk
H 16 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   Democrat Henderson / Rusk   Rusk

(1) Restaurant, owner and operator. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

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House District 16
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Rusk
House District 16
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Rusk
House District 16
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Rusk

(1) Restaurant, owner and operator. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Biographical Information top

Other Resources

  • Samuel Holcroft Parsons, birth date 10/12/1910. FamilySearch Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935.
  • Samuel H. Parsons, birth date 10/12/1910 in Texas; death date 11/29/1973 in Henderson, Rusk County; station operator, Mobil consignee. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Samuel H. Parsons, birth date 10/12/1910, death date 11/29/1973, burial in Strong Cemetery, Henderson, Rusk County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, Sam Parsons, "S. Parsons Rites Set in Henderson," 11/30/1973, p. 11. Former state representative from Rusk County. Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Photographs

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Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961
Claims and Accounts  
Penitentiaries  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
Public Lands and Buildings  
56th R.S. - 1959
Aged  
Claims and Accounts  
Game and Fisheries  
Highways and Roads (Chair) 
Oil, Gas, and Mining  
Penitentiaries  
Public Health (Vice Chair) 
55th R.S. - 1957
Common Carriers  
Game and Fish  
Game and Fisheries  
Highways and Roads  
Liquor Regulation  
Penitentiaries  

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