Jep S. Fuller

Full Name: Jep S. Fuller
Date of birth: September 19, 1907
Date of death: December 13, 1975

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	4	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963	56th 57th	Democrat	Port Arthur / Jefferson		Jefferson, Orange
S	4	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959	55th ⁽¹⁾ 54th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 55th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Port Arthur / Jefferson	Senate President Pro Tempore (55th)	Jefferson, Orange
S	4	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Port Arthur / Jefferson		Jefferson, Orange
S	4	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Port Arthur / Jefferson		Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange

(1) 55th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 12/3/1957. Senate Journal.
(2) 54th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, 1/11/1955, p. 7. Fuller listed as "Senator" and not "Senator-elect"; however, Secretary of State Election returns show he was re-elected in General Election, November 1954 for 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) General and special elections, 1954-1956. State Senator election results, 11/2/1954 and 11/6/1956. Texas Secretary of State - Texas Official General Election Returns [Including Primary], 1936.
(4) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 4
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 56th 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Arthur / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson, Orange

Senate District 4
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th ⁽¹⁾ 54th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 55th ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (55th)
(55th)
(55th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Arthur / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson, Orange

Senate District 4
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Arthur / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson, Orange

Senate District 4
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Arthur / Jefferson
Counties in district: Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 94. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 743. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
65th Legislature, R.S., SCR 53. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Services for Former Sen. Fuller Scheduled," 12/15/1975, sec. 3, p. 24. Houston Chronicle.
Memorial, June 1976, p. 566. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, World War II. "During World War II, Senator Fuller courageously served his country as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was also in the Security Intelligence Corps of the United States Army." 65th Legislature, R.S., SCR 53. Resolutions - Memorial.
FBI, United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Jep S. Fuller, birth date 9/19/1907 in Texas; death date 12/13/1975 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Jep S. Fuller (1907-1975), burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, Jefferson County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Jep S. Fuller, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jep S. Fuller, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Jep S. Fuller, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jep S. Fuller, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jep S. Fuller, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jep S. Fuller, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jep S. Fuller, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961 Constitutional Amendments Education Finance Game and Fish Insurance Jurisprudence Oil and Gas Poet Laureate Selection, Special Privileges and Elections Public Health State Affairs (Vice Chair) Texas Commission on State and Local Tax Policy Transportation (Chair) Water and Conservation
56th R.S. - 1959 Aged Constitutional Amendments Finance Game and Fish Jurisprudence Oil and Gas Public Health State Affairs (Vice Chair) Transportation Water and Conservation
55th R.S. - 1957 Constitutional Amendments Education Finance Game and Fish Insurance Jurisprudence Oil and Gas Public Health State Affairs Transportation (Chair) Water and Conservation
54th R.S. - 1955 Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Education Finance Game and Fish Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair) Insurance Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Health (Vice Chair) State Affairs
53rd R.S. - 1953 Civil Jurisprudence Committee of the Whole Senate Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Finance Game and Fish (Chair) Insurance Interstate Cooperation Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage (Vice Chair)
52nd R.S. - 1951 Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Enrolled and Engrossed Bills (Chair) Federal Relations Finance Game and Fish Interstate Cooperation Oil, Gas and Conservation Representative Districts Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage

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