John Sayers Redditt

Full Name: John Sayers Redditt
Date of birth: April 4, 1899
Date of death: April 13, 1973

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	3	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941	45th ⁽²⁾ 46th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina		Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler
S	3	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937	44th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 43rd ⁽⁵⁾ 44th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina	Senate President Pro Tempore (44th)	Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler

(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) 44th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/11/1935. Senate Journal.
(4) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(5) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 3
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 45th ⁽²⁾ 46th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler

Senate District 3
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 43rd ⁽⁵⁾ 44th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (44th)
(44th)
(44th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler

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Biographical Sketches

REDDITT, JOHN SAYERS (1899-1973). Handbook of Texas Online.
Memorial, June 1973, p. 606. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, World War II. Handbook of Texas Online.
United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Photographs

Photograph. John S. Redditt, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John S. Redditt, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John S. Redditt, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John S. Redditt, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
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 Banking Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Finance Game and Fish Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Labor (Vice Chair) Military Affairs Nominations of Governor Public Health Public Printing Rules
45th R.S. - 1937 Civil Jurisprudence Finance (Chair) Game and Fish General Appropriations Bill Preparation, Special (Chair) New London School Explosion Nominations of the Governor (Vice Chair) Public Health Public Printing Rules State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments
44th R.S. - 1935 Auditing of State Highway Department Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing Cotton Export, Special Employment, Special (Chair) Finance (Chair) Game and Fish Internal Improvements Military Affairs Portrait of Honorable Jesse Holman Jones, Special Public Health Public Printing Rules State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries Towns and City Corporations (Vice Chair)
43rd R.S. - 1933 Agricultural Affairs Aransas Pass Hurricane Damage Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing Congressional Districts Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) Finance Game and Fish (Chair) Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Board of Managers Internal Improvements (Chair) Investigating Military Affairs Nominations of the Governor Public Printing Reductions in State Appropriations, Special State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate

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