Terms of Service

• House, 55th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/8/1957 - 1/13/1959
  Democrat
  
• House, 54th Legislature
  1/11/1955 - 1/8/1957
  Democrat
  
• House, 53rd Legislature
  1/13/1953 - 1/11/1955
  Democrat
  
• House, 52nd ^{(1) (3)} Legislature
  11/13/1951 - 1/13/1953
  Democrat
  

(1) Thomas R. Joseph, Jr., in special election 11/13/1951, succeeded Hiram Staton, resigned 9/5/1951. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Builder, developer, lawyer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal .
(3) Succeeded predecessor on 11/13/1951. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Thomas R. Joseph, Jr., State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Thomas R. Joseph, Jr., State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Thomas R. Joseph, Jr., State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Memorial, March 2011, p. 259. Texas Bar Journal .
• Joseph, Jr., Thomas Roger. Texas State Cemetery .
• United States Navy, World War II, "served two years on a destroyer in the Pacific front." Texas State Cemetery .

Committee Information

• 55th R.S. - 1957
• Banks and Banking (Chair) 
• Counties  
• Insurance  
• Insurance Company of Texas (ICT), Investigation, Special (Vice Chair) 
• Revenue and Taxation  
• 54th R.S. - 1955
• Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) 
• Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
• Livestock and Stock Raising  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• State Affairs  
• 53rd R.S. - 1953
• Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) 
• Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Livestock and Stock Raising  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• Seeing Eye Dogs (Chair)