Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Roger Harold Thurmond

Full Name: Roger Harold Thurmond, Sr.
Birth date: December 8, 1904
Death date: March 24, 1970

Terms of Service

House, 41st ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/8/1929 - 7/20/1929
Democrat

(1) J. Turney Terrell, sworn 2/8/1930, succeeded Roger H. Thurmond, resigned after 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

62nd Legislature, R.S., HCR 3. Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. "served in the House of Representatives, as had his father [George Murat Thurmond] before him, holding a seat that was later held by each of his own two sons, George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr." Relatives: George Murat Thurmond [I] - father; Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. - son. Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. - father; George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. - sons. George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. - brothers. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Roger H. Thurmund, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/25/1929, p. 3. Houston Post-Dispatch .
John Green Thurmond / Anna Louisa Sturges (F1439) family group sheets. Relatives:
George Murat Thurmond [I] - grandfather; Roger Harold Thurmond, Jr. and George Murat Thurmond [II] - grandsons.
George Murat Thurmond [I], Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond, and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - brothers.
Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - uncles; Roger Harold Thurmond, Sr. - nephew.
Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - great uncles; Roger Harold Thurmond, Jr. and George Murat Thurmond [II] - great nephews. Strong McLemore Genealogy 2006. Thurmond family group sheet Capt. Alfred Sturgis Thurmond

Columbus Lafayette "Zip" Thurmond, Sr.

George Murat Thurmond [I]

Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond

George Murat Thurmond [II]

Roger Harold Thurmond, Sr.