Crawford Collins Martin

Full Name: Crawford Collins Martin
Date of birth: March 13, 1916
Date of death: December 29, 1972

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	12	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963	56th 57th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Hillsboro / Hill		Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell
S	12	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959	54th ⁽²⁾ 55th	Democrat	Hillsboro / Hill	Senate President Pro Tempore (54th)	Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell
S	12	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Hillsboro / Hill		Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell
S	12	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 13, 1953	51st 52nd	Democrat	Hillsboro / Hill		Ellis, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell

(1) 57th Legislature - shows Martin served in the 48th-57th Senate; Senate Journal shows 51st-57th. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) 54th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/11/1955. Senate Journal.
(3) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 12
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 56th 57th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell

Senate District 12
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 54th ⁽²⁾ 55th
Senate President Pro Tempore (54th)
(54th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell

Senate District 12
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell

Senate District 12
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 51st 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, R.S., SR 184. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
57th Legislature, R.S., SR 180-181. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 303. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 253. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
63rd Legislature, R.S., HCR 21. Relatives: Will M. Martin - father, Crawford C. Martin - son. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and color photos, Attorney General Crawford Martin. Choice of Texans: Leaders in the Statehouse, 61st Legislature, 1969.
MARTIN, CRAWFORD COLLINS (1916-1972). Handbook of Texas Online.
Memorial, February 1973, p. 155. Texas Bar Journal.
Martin, Crawford Collins. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Coast Guard, World War II. Memorial, February 1973, p. 155. Texas Bar Journal.
United States Coast Guard. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.

Photographs

Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961 Allocate Space in Capitol for Two Houses Banking Conservation of Paintings Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses (Chair) Finance Insurance Jurisprudence Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) Monument for Andrew Jackson Houston in State Cemetery Nominations Rules State Affairs Transportation
56th R.S. - 1959 Aged (Chair) Assignment, Special (Chair) Banking Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expense (Chair) Finance Insurance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) Nominations Privileges and Elections Rules State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
55th R.S. - 1957 Aged Citizens (Chair) Archives, Texas Employment Commission, and Insurance Buildings Banking Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses (Chair) Finance Fiscal Aspects of State Government, Advisory (Texas Research League / Texas Legislative Council) Industrial and Occupational Safety Commission Insurance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts (Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) Nominations (Vice Chair) Privileges and Elections State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
54th R.S. - 1955 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Finance (Chair) Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) Nominations of the Governor Rules State Affairs Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
53rd R.S. - 1953 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Committee of the Whole Senate Congressional Districts (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Finance General Investigating Insurance Judicial Districts (Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) Nominations of the Governor Rules State Affairs (Vice Chair)
52nd R.S. - 1951 Agricultural Affairs Civil Jurisprudence Congressional Districts (Chair) Corporation Laws Revision, Special Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Educational Affairs Insurance Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) Rules (Vice Chair) Senatorial Districts State Highways and Motor Traffic
51st R.S. - 1949 Agriculture (Vice Chair) Congressional Districts (Vice Chair) Federal Relations Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Internal Improvements (Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Military Affairs Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure State Affairs State Parks System in Regard to Equal Facilities for Whites and Negroes, Special Town and City Corporations Veterans' Affairs Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage

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