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George Clarence Moffett

George Moffett
Full Name: George Clarence "Cotton" Moffett
Birth date: November 20, 1895
Death date: January 4, 1972

Terms of Service

  • Senate, 58th (2) Legislature
    1/8/1963 - 1/12/1965
    Democrat
  • Senate, 57th (6) Legislature
    1/10/1961 - 1/8/1963
    Democrat
  • Senate, 56th & 55th (5) Legislatures
    1/8/1957 - 1/10/1961
    Democrat
  • Senate, 54th & 53rd (3) Legislatures
    1/13/1953 - 1/8/1957
    Democrat
  • Senate, 52nd (7) Legislature
    1/9/1951 - 1/13/1953
    Democrat
  • Senate, 51st & 50th Legislatures
    1/14/1947 - 1/9/1951
    Democrat
  • Senate, 49th & 48th Legislatures
    1/12/1943 - 1/14/1947
    Democrat
    Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/9/1945.
  • Senate, 47th & 46th (4) Legislatures
    1/10/1939 - 1/12/1943
    Democrat
  • House, 45th Legislature
    1/12/1937 - 1/10/1939
    Democrat
  • House, 44th Legislature
    1/8/1935 - 1/12/1937
    Democrat
  • House, 43rd (1) Legislature
    1/10/1933 - 1/8/1935
    Democrat
  • House, 42nd Legislature
    1/13/1931 - 1/10/1933
    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 .
(2) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(4) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-Elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1939, p. 8. Senate Journal .
(5) Farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal .
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(7) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Photographs

Other Resources

  • Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas .
  • The George Moffett Story, tribute edition and photos, 4/2/1964, including "Moffett Authority on Amendments," "Moffetts Among Nation's Pioneer Families," "George Moffett Man of Year," "Moffett Authors More Than 100 Bills," and "George Moffett --- Dean of Legislature." Quanah Tribune-Chief .
  • 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 .
  • Moffett, George Clarence. Texas State Cemetery .
  • Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People 1937.
  • United States Army Air Corps. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

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