Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Tom Moore, Jr.

Full Name: Thomas Paul "Tom" Moore, Jr.
Birth date: May 16, 1918
Death date: April 16, 2017

Terms of Service

House, 62nd Legislature
1/12/1971 - 1/9/1973
Democrat
House, 61st Legislature
1/14/1969 - 1/12/1971
Democrat
House, 60th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
2/13/1967 - 1/14/1969
Democrat

(1) Tom Moore, Jr. elected in runoff election on 2/4/1967; succeeded George Cowden who resigned effective 12/31/1966. Corpus Christi Caller-Times .
(2) Tom Moore, Jr., in special [sic] election 2/4/1967, sworn 2/13/1967, succeeded George M. Cowden, resigned 12/31/1966. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) Special election 1/7/1967, runoff 2/4/1967. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 378. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

Photograph. Tom Moore, Jr., State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Moore, Jr., State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Moore, Jr., State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Notice of death, 4/19/2017. Speaker of the House .
In 1971, sponsored a resolution commending Albert de Salvo, more commonly known as the Boston Strangler. Urban Legends Reference Pages .
United States Army, World War II, 1943-1946. Obituary, "Former DA, Legislator Tom Moore Leaves Colorful Legacy," 4/17/2017. Waco Tribune-Herald .