Leon Thurman

Leon Thurman

Full Name: Elzie Leon Thurman
Date of birth: September 18, 1915
Date of death: February 27, 2008

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 85 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Anson / Jones   Dickens, Jones, King, Stonewall
H 85 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Anson / Jones   Dickens, Jones, King, Stonewall

Terms of Service top

House District 85
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Anson / Jones
Counties in district: Dickens, Jones, King, Stonewall
House District 85
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Anson / Jones
Counties in district: Dickens, Jones, King, Stonewall

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

  • United States Army, World War II. Military grave marker, Elzie L. Thurman. E. Leon Thurman, birth date 9/18/1915, death date 2/27/2008, photo, obituary, burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Anson, Jones County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Photographs

  • Photograph. Leon Thurman, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Leon Thurman, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Leon Thurman, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961
Conservation and Reclamation  
Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) 
Local and Uncontested Bills  
Military and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair) 
Oil, Gas and Mining  
56th R.S. - 1959
Agriculture  
Education  
Federal Relations  
Judicial Districts  
State Affairs  
Texas Educational Standards Commission  

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