Texas Legislators: Past & Present

G. Hobert Nelson

Full Name: Garrett Hobert Nelson
Birth date: February 27, 1902
Death date: May 20, 1983

Terms of Service

Senate, 46th ⁽³⁾ & 45th ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
1/12/1937 - 1/14/1941
Democrat
Senate, 44th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
10/2/1935 - 1/12/1937
Democrat

(1) G. Hobert Nelson, in special election 9/28/1935, sworn 10/2/1935, succeeded Arthur P. Duggan, died 9/6/1935. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal .
(3) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature," 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. G.H. Nelson, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.H. Nelson, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.H. Nelson, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

G. Hobert Nelson, birth date 2/27/1902, death date 5/20/1983, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County. Find a Grave .
Garrett Hobert Nelson, "Law Firm Remembers History," 5/4/2018. History of McCleskey, Harriger, Brazill & Graf LLP in Lubbock. "They trace its origin to 1928 and the beginning practice of Tahoka lawyer Garrett Hobert Nelson, who actually was on his way to becoming a state senator." Lubbock Avalanche-Journal .
Obituary and photo, "Ex-Local Civic Leader G. Hobert Nelson Dies," 5/20/1983, p. A-19. Lubbock Evening Journal .
Biographical sketch and photos, Garrett Hobert Nelson, "McCleskey at 95: Law Firm Born in Tahoka by Man with Humble Beginnings," 5/22/2023. "He went by Hobert, G. Hobert or G.H. – never using the name Garrett." McCleskey Harriger Brazill & Graf LLP .
Memorial, December 1983, p. 1453. Texas Bar Journal .
Obituary, "Hobert Nelson Rites Sunday," 5/21/1983, p. 8. Tyler Morning Telegraph .