John Doyle Settle

Full Name: John Doyle Settle
Date of birth: September 16, 1909
Date of death: December 23, 1990

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	119	Jan 12, 1937 - Oct 26, 1937	45th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Lubbock / Lubbock		Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum
H	119	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Abernathy / Lubbock		Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum

(1) Settle resigned after 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) "Texas Topics," by Raymond Brooks, 12/23/1937, p. 8. "Resignations from the legislature continue, as members take state positions . . ." - Byron England, Unemployment Compensation Commission; Charles D. Rutta, Attorney General; Harry Graves, Criminal Appeals Court. Doyle Settle working for Texas Tech, but not necessary to retire from Legislature. Port Arthur News.

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House District 119
Jan 12, 1937 - Oct 26, 1937
Legislatures: 45th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum

House District 119
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Abernathy / Lubbock
Counties in district: Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum

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Selected newspaper articles

Other Resources

John D. Settle, birth date 9/16/1909, death date 12/23/1990. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
J. Doyle Settle (1909-1990), Restland Memorial Park, Dallas. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J. Doyle Settle, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Doyle Settle, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

45th R.S. - 1937 Appropriations (Vice Chair) Banks and Banking Congressional and Legislative Districts Contingent Expenses Office Space for State Departments, Special
44th R.S. - 1935 Appropriations Game and Fisheries Insurance State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions (Vice Chair) State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions Subcommittee on State Institutions for Insane, Special

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