Jarrard Secrest

Full Name: Jarrard Secrest
Date of birth: June 5, 1915
Date of death: July 12, 1966

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	13	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Temple / Bell		Bell, McLennan, Milam
S	13	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961	56th ⁽²⁾ 55th 56th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Temple / Bell	Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)	Bell, McLennan, Milam
S	13	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957	53rd ⁽³⁾ 54th	Democrat	Temple / Bell		Bell, McLennan, Milam

(1) 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.
(2) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 5/18/1959; and Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 6/16/1959. Senate Journal.
(3) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 13
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Temple / Bell
Counties in district: Bell, McLennan, Milam

Senate District 13
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th ⁽²⁾ 55th 56th ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)
(56th)
(56th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Temple / Bell
Counties in district: Bell, McLennan, Milam

Senate District 13
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 53rd ⁽³⁾ 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Temple / Bell
Counties in district: Bell, McLennan, Milam

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 78. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, R.S., SR 27. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, October 1966, p. 874. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

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.

Photographs

Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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 Banking Education Election Law Game and Fish Insurance Nominations Privileges and Elections Public Health State Affairs Water and Conservation
56th R.S. - 1959 Agriculture and Livestock Finance Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Nominations Privileges and Elections Public Health State Fiscal System
55th R.S. - 1957 Agriculture and Livestock Banking (Chair) General Investigating Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Poet Laureate Selection, Special Public Health State Affairs
54th R.S. - 1955 Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Federal Relations General Investigating Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Health State Affairs State Planning Commission Town and City Corporations Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
53rd R.S. - 1953 Civil Jurisprudence Committee of the Whole Senate Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) Interstate Cooperation Nominations of the Governor Public Debts, Claims and Accounts (Vice Chair) State Affairs State Planning Commission Towns and City Corporations

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