Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Thomas Cook Cheatham

Full Name: Thomas Cook "Tom" Cheatham
Birth date: August 4, 1891
Death date: August 8, 1979

Terms of Service

House, 54th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/11/1955 - 1/8/1957
Democrat
House, 53rd Legislature
1/13/1953 - 1/11/1955
Democrat
House, 52nd Legislature
1/9/1951 - 1/13/1953
Democrat
House, 51st Legislature
1/11/1949 - 1/9/1951
Democrat
House, 50th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
11/8/1947 - 1/11/1949
Democrat

(1) In Senate, John J. Bell, in special election 8/23/1947, sworn 9/20/1947, succeeded to unexpired term of Fred Mauritz, died 5/24/1947. In House, Tom Cheatham, in special election 11/8/1947, succeeded John J. Bell, resigned 6/15/1947. Cheatham's first session was 51st Regular. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 54th Legislature - shows Cheatham served in 47th, 49th, 51st, 53rd, and 54th House; House Journal and Members of the Texas Congress/Legislature 1836-1992 show 50th (interim)-54th. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 352. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 276. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

Photograph. Tom Cheatham, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Cheatham, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Cheatham, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Cheatham, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Memorial, December 1981, p. 1390. Texas Bar Journal .
United States Army Air Force, World War I. Memorial, December 1981, p. 1390. Texas Bar Journal .