Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Peyton McKnight

Full Name: Charles Peyton McKnight, Jr.
Birth date: December 10, 1924
Death date: December 22, 1995

Terms of Service

Senate, 67th & 66th Legislatures
1/9/1979 - 1/11/1983
Democrat
Senate, 65th & 64th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislatures
1/14/1975 - 1/9/1979
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 7/11/1977; Ad Interim Principalis, 1st C.S., elected 7/21/1977.
Senate, 63rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/9/1973 - 1/14/1975
Democrat
House, 51st Legislature
1/11/1949 - 1/9/1951
Democrat

(1) Residence address in Flint, Texas. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature 1973.
(2) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 63rd, 64th, and 65th Legislatures - Roster at beginning of session lists Tyler. Senate Journal .
(4) Residence address in Flint, Texas. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, R.S., HCR 153. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
67th Legislature, R.S., SR 852. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
63rd Legislature, R.S., SR 236 and SR 890. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary . Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.
Named 'Dishonorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.

Photographs

Photograph. Peyton McKnight, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Peyton McKnight, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Peyton McKnight, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Peyton McKnight, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Peyton McKnight, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Peyton McKnight, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974 1975.
Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature 1973.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature 1979.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature 1981.
McKnight, Charles Peyton. Texas State Cemetery .
United States Army Air Force, World War II. "Raised in the small East Texas towns of Alba and Quitman, McKnight flew fifty-five combat missions over Europe in World War II on B-17s, while serving with the Fifteenth Air Force Command. His 17th Bomber Group awarded him the French Croix de Guerre. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the European Theater Ribbon with Seven Battle Stars." Texas State Cemetery .
Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.
United States Army Air Force. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.