Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Nall Colson

Full Name: Ernest Nall Colson, Jr.
Birth date: November 9, 1903
Death date: August 6, 1971

Terms of Service

House, 44th Legislature
1/8/1935 - 1/12/1937
Democrat
House, 43rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/10/1933 - 1/8/1935
Democrat

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Nall Colson, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Nall Colson, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Photo and biographical sketch (Ester Neveille Higgs Colson). First woman to serve in both houses of the legislature. Relatives: Esther Neveille Higgs Colson - wife, Nall Colson - husband (divorced 1938). Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999 2000.
Ernest N. Colson, Jr., birth date 11/9/1903, death date 8/6/1971 in Houston, Harris County, merchant/groceries. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
United States Naval Reserve, Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, World War II. Military grave marker, Ernest N. Colson. Ernest Nall Colson, birth date 11/9/1903, death date 8/6/1971, burial in Madisonville City Cemetery, Madisonville, Madison County. Find a Grave .