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Jerry Butler

Jerry Butler

Full Name: Gerald Duane "Jerry" Butler
Date of birth: January 9, 1929
Date of death: April 7, 1979

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 58 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th (1)   Democrat Kenedy / Karnes   Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, La Salle, McMullen, Wilson
H 58 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Kenedy / Karnes   Bee, Karnes, Wilson
H 58 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Kenedy / Karnes   Bee, Karnes, Wilson

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
58th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Kenedy / Karnes
Counties in district:
Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, La Salle, McMullen, Wilson

Legislatures:
57th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Kenedy / Karnes
Counties in district:
Bee, Karnes, Wilson

Legislatures:
56th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Kenedy / Karnes
Counties in district:
Bee, Karnes, Wilson

Terms of service notes


(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office. ↩

Biographical Information

  • United States Marines, Purple Heart medal. Obituary, 4/9/1979, p. 2. Corpus Christi Caller-Times.

  • Obituary, "Gerald Butler Dies at Age 50," 4/9/1979, p. 2. Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
  • Obituary, "Judge Butler Dies at 73," 12/13/1959, p. 22. Judge Verner M. Butler, county judge and former state representative, death date 12/12/1959 in Floresville. Relatives: Verner M. Butler - father; Jerry Butler - son. Express and News (San Antonio, Texas).
  • Gerald Duane Butler, birth date 1/9/1929 in Falls City, Karnes County. FamilySearch Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1936.
  • Gerald Duane Butler, death date 4/7/1979 in Travis County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
  • Gerald Duane "Jerry" Butler, birth date 1/9/1929, death date 4/7/1979, burial in Butler Family Cemetery, Kenedy, Karnes County. Find a Grave.
    • Selected newspaper articles

  • Photograph. Jerry Butler, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Jerry Butler, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Jerry Butler, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Jerry Butler, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

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