G. Hobert Nelson

Full Name: Garrett Hobert Nelson
Date of birth: February 27, 1902
Date of death: May 20, 1983

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
S	30	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941	45th ⁽²⁾ 46th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Lubbock / Lubbock		Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Motley, Stonewall, Terry, Yoakum
S	30	Oct 2, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Tahoka / Lynn		Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Motley, Stonewall, Terry, Yoakum

(1) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature," 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal.
(3) G. Hobert Nelson, in special election 9/28/1935, sworn 10/2/1935, succeeded Arthur P. Duggan, died 9/6/1935. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Senate District 30
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 45th ⁽²⁾ 46th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Motley, Stonewall, Terry, Yoakum

Senate District 30
Oct 2, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tahoka / Lynn
Counties in district: Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Motley, Stonewall, Terry, Yoakum

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, "Ex-Local Civic Leader G. Hobert Nelson Dies," 5/20/1983, p. A-19. Lubbock Evening Journal.
Biographical sketch and photos, Garrett Hobert Nelson, "McCleskey at 95: Law Firm Born in Tahoka by Man with Humble Beginnings," 5/22/2023. "He went by Hobert, G. Hobert or G.H. – never using the name Garrett." McCleskey Harriger Brazill & Graf LLP.
Memorial, December 1983, p. 1453. Texas Bar Journal.
Obituary, "Hobert Nelson Rites Sunday," 5/21/1983, p. 8. Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Other Resources

G. Hobert Nelson, birth date 2/27/1902, death date 5/20/1983, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County. Find a Grave.
Garrett Hobert Nelson, "Law Firm Remembers History," 5/4/2018. History of McCleskey, Harriger, Brazill & Graf LLP in Lubbock. "They trace its origin to 1928 and the beginning practice of Tahoka lawyer Garrett Hobert Nelson, who actually was on his way to becoming a state senator." Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.

Photographs

Photograph. G.H. Nelson, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.H. Nelson, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.H. Nelson, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

46th R.S. - 1939 Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence Education Highways and Motor Traffic Judicial Districts (Chair) Representative Districts Senatorial Districts State Affairs State Institutions and Departments
45th R.S. - 1937 Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs (Vice Chair) Finance Judicial Districts (Chair) Nominations of the Governor Public Lands and Land Office Representative Districts Senatorial Districts State Highways and Motor Traffic State Penitentiaries
44th R.S. - 1935 Agricultural Affairs Congressional Districts Counties and County Boundaries Educational Affairs Finance Public Lands and Land Office Public Printing Senatorial Districts State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Penitentiaries

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