Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Mervyn Lee Ramsey

Full Name: Mervyn Lee Ramsey
Birth date: October 19, 1904
Death date: September 9, 1970

Terms of Service

House, 49th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/9/1945 - 9/27/1945
Democrat
House, 48th Legislature
1/12/1943 - 1/9/1945
Democrat
House, 47th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
7/25/1942 - 1/12/1943
Democrat

(1) Ramsey resigned 9/17/1945. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Mervyn Ramsey, in special election 7/25/1942, succeeded Lon E. Alsup, resigned 9/24/1941. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Mervyn L. Ramsey, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mervyn L. Ramsey, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary, Mervyn L. Ramsey, 9/10/1970, p. 18. "Mr. Ramsey was a former state representative serving in the house from 1943 to 1947 from Panola County." Austin American .
Mervyn Lee Ramsey, birth date 10/19/1904 in Gary, Texas; death date 9/9/1970 in Austin, Travis County; usual residence in Pflugerville; director, Rusk State Hospital. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Mervyn L. Ramsey (1904-1970), burial in Cook-Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery, Austin, Travis County. Find a Grave .
Mervyn Lee Ramsey, birth date 10/19/1904, death date 9/9/1970, family tree of Aleta R. Thompson, mentions service in Texas House of Representatives and bills authored and passed in the 48th-49th Legislatures. Genealogy.com 2004.
48th Legislature (1943) - M.L. Ramsey, postoffice Beckville, Panola County, nativity Texas, age 38, high school principal.
49th Legislature (1945) - Mervyn L. Ramsey, age 40, superintendent of schools, member former legislatures: 47th unexpired term, 48th. Texas Legislative Manual . 48th Legislature 49th Legislature