Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Maurice S. Pipkin

Full Name: Maurice Snow "Pip" Pipkin
Birth date: March 2, 1908
Death date: December 21, 1997

Terms of Service

House, 60th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/10/1967 - 8/31/1967
Democrat
House, 59th Legislature
1/12/1965 - 1/10/1967
Democrat
House, 58th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/8/1963 - 1/12/1965
Democrat
House, 57th Legislature
1/10/1961 - 1/8/1963
Democrat
House, 56th Legislature
1/13/1959 - 1/10/1961
Democrat
House, 55th Legislature
1/8/1957 - 1/13/1959
Democrat
House, 54th Legislature
1/11/1955 - 1/8/1957
Democrat
House, 53rd Legislature
1/13/1953 - 1/11/1955
Democrat

(1) Henry Sanchez, in special election 12/2/1967, sworn 12/7/1967, succeeded Maurice S. Pipkin, resigned 8/31/1967. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Sworn 11/19/1962. Oaths of Office .
(3) Special election 11/11/1967, runoff 12/2/1967. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, R.S., HSR 249. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 288. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 146. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
68th Legislature, R.S., SCR 41. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
76th Legislature, R.S., HR 219. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Maurice S. Pipkin, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Maurice S. "Pip" Pipkin, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Maurice S. Pipkin, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Maurice S. Pipkin, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Maurice S. Pipkin, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Maurice S. Pipkin, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Maurice S. Pipkin, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Maurice S. Pipkin, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Maurice S. Pipkin, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

"During World War II he entered the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant and served in Japan in the military government." Obituary, Maurice S. Pipkin, 12/22/1997. Austin American-Statesman .
Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade .
Pipkin, Maurice Snow. Texas State Cemetery .
United States Navy, Lieutenant, World War II, 1942-1945. Texas State Cemetery .