Vernon Eugene Smith

Full Name: Vernon Eugene "Gene" Smith, Sr.
Date of birth: February 3, 1921
Date of death: July 23, 1985

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	60-6	Jan 11, 1955 - Sep 21, 1955	54th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	60-6	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant

(1) Vernon E. Smith resigned 9/21/1955. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 60-6
Jan 11, 1955 - Sep 21, 1955
Legislatures: 54th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 60-6
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

(1) Vernon E. Smith resigned 9/21/1955. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

United States Army Air Corps, World War II. Obituary, "Former State Legislator 'Gene' Smith, 64, Dies," 7/26/1985. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Other Resources

Vernon Eugene Smith, Sr., death date 7/23/1985 in Tarrant County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.

Photographs

Photograph. Vernon E. [Gene] Smith, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Vernon E. (Gene) Smith, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955 Banks and Banking Insurance Liquor Regulation Local and Uncontested Bills (Vice Chair) Public Health
53rd R.S. - 1953 Common Carriers Insurance Liquor Regulation Motor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Health

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