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Louis J. Sulak

L.J. Sulak
Full Name: Louis J. Sulak
Birth date: August 4, 1885
Death date: September 10, 1967

Terms of Service

  • Senate, 49th (7) & 48th (6) Legislatures
    1/12/1943 - 1/14/1947
    Democrat
  • Senate, 47th (1) (2) (8) (9) & 46th (5) Legislatures
    1/10/1939 - 1/12/1943
    Democrat
  • Senate, 45th (4) & 44th (3) Legislatures
    1/8/1935 - 1/10/1939
    Democrat
(1) Journal does not indicate who assumed title of Dean of the Senate during the regular session. However, Olan Van Zandt served as chair of the senate caucus, an honor traditionally bestowed upon the dean, pp. 9-11. Senate Journal .
(2) Caucus report for 47th Legislature, 1st called session signed, Olan R. Van Zandt, Dean of the Senate, p. 10. Senate Journal .
(3) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(4) 45th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(5) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-Elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1939, p. 8. Senate Journal .
(6) Although Cotten shared seniority with Senators [Weaver] Moore, Shivers, and Sulak, a statement in the Senate Journal indicates that Senator Cotten was chosen dean. See the Senate Journal, 48th Legislature, p. 14. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate' 2002.
(7) Although Senator Shivers shared seniority with Senators [Weaver] Moore and Sulak, the Senate Journal records the election of Senator Shivers as dean. See the Senate Journal, 49th Legislature, p. 9. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate' 2002.
(8) Journal does not confirm who assumed the title of dean during the regular session of the 47th legislature; however, Senator Van Zandt was chairman of the senate caucus, a honor traditionally bestowed on the dean of the senate. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate' 2002.
(9) Lists Cotten, Hill, Weaver Moore, Shivers, Sulak, and Van Zandt as having most seniority, 47th Legislature. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate' 2002.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Photographs

Other Resources

  • "Sen. Sulak's Wide Experience Stamps Him as Outstanding Man," 1/21/1941. Birth date 8/4/1895. Austin American-Statesman .
  • Louis J. Sulak, birth date 8/4/1885 in Carmine, Texas; death date 9/10/1967 in Austin, Travis County; usual residence in La Grange, Fayette County; retired newspaper publisher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
  • Louis J. Sulak, birth date 8/4/1885, death date 9/10/1967, burial in La Grange Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette County. Find a Grave .
  • Obituary, "L.J. Sulak, Former Senator, Buried Tuesday," The Sealy News, 9/14/1967, p. 8, crediting Virgil and Josephine Gordon Memorial Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People 1937.

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