Rudolph S. Esquivel

Full Name: Rudolph S. "Rudy" Esquivel
Date of birth: March 18, 1925
Date of death: April 3, 1992

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	68-2	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	68-2	Dec 22, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.
(2) In Senate, Franklin S. Spears, in special election 12/16/1961, sworn 12/22/1961, succeeded Henry B. Gonzalez, elected Congressman, 25th District, 11/4/1961, resigned Senate seat 11/5/1961. Spears' first session in the Senate was 57th 3rd Called Session. In House, Rudy Esquivel, in special election 12/16/1961, took office 12/22/1961, succeeded Franklin S. Spears, resigned 12/14/1961. Esquivel's first session was 57th 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Sworn 12/22/1961. Oaths of Office.

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House District 68-2
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 68-2
Dec 22, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 287. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 63. "[Justice Esquivel's] tireless efforts on behalf of the party helped pave the way for other Hispanics to win elective office." Member of Mexican American Bar Association and League of Latin American Citizens. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Captain, World War II and Korea. Military grave marker, Rudolph S. Esquivel, birth date 3/18/1925, death date 4/3/1992, burial in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio. Find a Grave.
United States Navy, World War II; United States Army, Korean War. "Justice Esquivel, a veteran of two foreign wars, served as an enlisted man in the United States Navy during World War II and as an artillery captain in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict; for his valor and patriotism, he was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service and was decorated with numerous military campaign ribbons." 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 63. Resolutions - Memorial.

Photographs

Photograph. Rudy Esquivel, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

58th R.S. - 1963 Criminal Jurisprudence Military and Veterans' Affairs Penitentiaries State Hospitals and Special Schools
57th R.S. - 1961 Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Education Judiciary Local and Uncontested Bills Migrant Labor

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