Grady Hazlewood

Full Name: Grady Hazlewood
Date of birth: August 18, 1901
Date of death: April 1, 1989

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	31	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971	60th ⁽¹⁾ 61st	Democrat	Canyon / Randall		Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler
S	31	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967	58th ⁽²⁾ 59th	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter		Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler
S	31	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter		Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler
S	31	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961	55th 56th	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter		Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler
S	31	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957	53rd ⁽⁴⁾ 54th	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter		Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler
S	31	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 13, 1953	51st ⁽⁵⁾ 52nd	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter	Senate President Pro Tempore (51st)	Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
S	31	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 11, 1949	49th 50th	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter		Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
S	31	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945	47th 48th	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter		Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

(1) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(4) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(5) 51st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 1/31/1950. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 31
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 60th ⁽¹⁾ 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Canyon / Randall
Counties in district: Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler

Senate District 31
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 58th ⁽²⁾ 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler

Senate District 31
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler

Senate District 31
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 55th 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler

Senate District 31
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 53rd ⁽⁴⁾ 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler

Senate District 31
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 51st ⁽⁵⁾ 52nd
Senate President Pro Tempore (51st)
(51st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

Senate District 31
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 49th 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

Senate District 31
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 47th 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

53rd Legislature, R.S., SR 57. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
55th Legislature, R.S., SR 37. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 72, nickname "The Old Gray Fox." Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, R.S., SCR 116. Resolutions - Memorial.

Photographs

Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazelwood, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Hazlewood, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

61st R.S. - 1969 Commerce and Industry Constitutional Amendments Finance (Chair) General Investigating Historical Preservation, Special Jurisprudence Nominations Oil and Gas Penal Servitude and Parole (Chair) Privileges and Elections State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
60th R.S. - 1967 Agriculture and Livestock Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Revision Commission Finance Highway Safety Military and Veterans Affairs Oil and Gas Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) Public Health State Affairs Water and Conservation
59th R.S. - 1965 Constitutional Amendments Finance Game and Fish General Investigating Insurance Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Oil and Gas Rules State Affairs (Chair)
58th R.S. - 1963 Banking Constitutional Amendments Finance (Chair) Game and Fish Insurance Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts Oil and Gas Rules State Affairs
57th R.S. - 1961 Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Finance Insurance Monument for Andrew Jackson Houston in State Cemetery Oil and Gas Public Health State Affairs
56th R.S. - 1959 Aged Education Finance Game and Fish (Vice Chair) Insurance Oil and Gas Privileges and Elections (Chair) State Affairs
55th R.S. - 1957 Finance General Investigating Insurance Oil and Gas State Affairs
54th R.S. - 1955 Finance Oil, Gas and Conservation Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising
53rd R.S. - 1953 Agricultural Affairs Civil Jurisprudence Committee of the Whole Senate Constitutional Amendments Finance Oil, Gas and Conservation Privileges and Elections (Chair) State Affairs Texas Commission on Higher Education Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
52nd R.S. - 1951 Agricultural Affairs Civil Jurisprudence (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries (Vice Chair) Federal Relations Finance Oil, Gas and Conservation Poet Laureate Selection, Special Privileges and Elections State Affairs
51st R.S. - 1949 Aeronautics Agriculture Commerce and Manufacturing Election Laws Revision Finance Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Code Oil, Gas and Conservation (Vice Chair) Representative Districts (Chair) Senatorial Districts (Chair) State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising (Chair) Town and City Corporations Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
50th R.S. - 1947 Aeronautics (Chair) Agriculture (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Finance General Investigating, Special Highways and Motor Traffic Interstate Cooperation Oil, Gas and Conservation Representative Districts (Vice Chair) Senatorial Districts State Affairs
49th R.S. - 1945 Aeronautics Agriculture Banking Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing Education Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Interstate Cooperation Oil, Gas and Conservation Poet Laureate Selection, Special Public Lands and Land Office (Chair) Senatorial Districts (Chair) State Affairs State Institutions and Departments (Vice Chair) Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)
48th R.S. - 1943 Agricultural Affairs Civil Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence Finance Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Oil, Gas and Conservation (Chair) Public Health Public Lands and Land Office Public Printing Senatorial Districts State Affairs
47th R.S. - 1941 Agriculture Banking Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Federal Relations (Chair) Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Labor Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)

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