James T. Rutherford

Full Name: James T. Rutherford
Date of birth: May 30, 1920
Date of death: November 6, 2006

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	29	Jan 13, 1953 - Sep 27, 1954	53rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Odessa / Ector	Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
H	88	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Odessa / Ector	Andrews, Crane, Ector, Jeff Davis, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler
H	88	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Odessa / Ector	Andrews, Crane, Ector, Jeff Davis, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler

(1) Frank Owen III, in special election 11/2/1954, succeeded to unexpired term of James T. Rutherford, resigned 9/27/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 29
Jan 13, 1953 - Sep 27, 1954
Legislatures: 53rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Odessa / Ector
Counties in district: Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler

House District 88
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Odessa / Ector
Counties in district: Andrews, Crane, Ector, Jeff Davis, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler

House District 88
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Odessa / Ector
Counties in district: Andrews, Crane, Ector, Jeff Davis, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

53rd Legislature, R.S., SR 110. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

RUTHERFORD, J.T. (1921-2006). Representative, TX. Birth date 5/30/1921. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.

Military Service Notes

United States Marine Corps. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Photographs

Photograph. J.T. Rutherford, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.T. Rutherford, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.T. Rutherford, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

53rd R.S. - 1953 Agricultural Affairs Committee of the Whole Senate Interstate Cooperation Military and Veterans' Affairs (Chair) Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic Towns and City Corporations
52nd R.S. - 1951 Congressional and Legislative Districts Military and Veteran's Affairs (Chair) Oil, Gas and Mining Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
51st R.S. - 1949 Judicial Districts Military and Veteran's Affairs Oil, Gas and Mining Penitentiaries State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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