S.L. Abbott

Full Name: Shirley Levoy Abbott
Date of birth: July 23, 1924
Date of death: April 23, 2013

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	71	Dec 15, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Republican	El Paso / El Paso		Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio

(1) Proclamations, 9/14/1977 and 11/15/1977, ordering a special election in House District 71 on 11/8/1977, and second special election on 12/3/1977, to serve out the unexpired term of the Honorable James J. Kaster, Jr. Governor Dolph Briscoe. November 15, 1977 September 14, 1977
(2) Shirley L. Abbott, in special election 12/3/1977, sworn 12/15/1977, succeeded James J. Kaster, Jr., resigned 9/1/1977. Abbott served 65th 2nd Called Session only. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Sworn 12/15/1977. Oaths of Office.
(4) Certificate of election, canvass of returns for special election 11/8/1977 and second special election 12/3/1977. Texas Secretary of State.
(5) Certification of members of the House of Representatives, 65th Legislature, Special Session (members elected since the adjournment of the Regular Session), 7/5/1978. Texas Secretary of State.
(6) Special election 11/8/1977, runoff 12/3/1977. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001.

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House District 71
Dec 15, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio

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Selected newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

United States Army, World War II. Served in the South Pacific in Saipan. Obituary, Shirley Levoy "S.L." Abbott, 4/29/2013. El Paso Times.
Shirley Levoy Abbott, residence in El Paso; birth date 7/23/1924 in Fairview, Oklahoma; employer Cortez Drug; draft registration 12/19/1942 in El Paso County. FamilySearch Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.

Photographs

Photograph. S.L. Abbott, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

65th R.S. - 1977
Regions, Compacts, and Districts
State Affairs
State Affairs Subcommittee on Indian Affairs

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