Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Frank Owen III

Full Name: Frank Owen III
Birth date: February 25, 1926
Death date: February 20, 1999

Terms of Service

Senate, 58th ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/8/1963 - 1/12/1965
Democrat
Senate, 57th ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/10/1961 - 1/8/1963
Democrat
Senate, 56th & 55th Legislatures
1/8/1957 - 1/10/1961
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 8/6/1959.
Senate, 54th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/11/1955 - 1/8/1957
Democrat
Senate, 53rd ⁽²⁾ Legislature
11/2/1954 - 1/11/1955
Democrat
House, 53rd ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/13/1953 - 11/5/1954
Democrat
House, 52nd Legislature
1/9/1951 - 1/13/1953
Democrat

(1) Richard White, in special election 12/11/1954, sworn 1/11/1955, succeeded Frank Owen III, resigned 11/5/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Frank Owen III, in special election 11/2/1954, succeeded to unexpired term of James T. Rutherford, resigned 9/27/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(4) 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 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, R.S., SR 159. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
54th Legislature, R.S., SR 77. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
76th Legislature, R.S., SR 280. Resolutions - Memorial .
76th Legislature, R.S., HR 566. Resolutions - Memorial .
77th Legislature, R.S., SR 825. Resolutions - Memorial .
United States Army Air Corps, World War II. "Born February 25, 1926, in El Paso, Texas, Frank Owen served as a tail gunner on a B-17 in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II." 76th Legislature, R.S., SR 280. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Frank Owen, III, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Frank Owen III, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Frank Owen, III, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Frank Owen III, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Frank Owen III, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Frank Owen III, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Frank Owen III, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Frank Owen III, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance 2001.
Obituary and photo, Frank Owen III, "El Pasoan Was State Lawmaker," 2/23/1999, p. 2B. El Paso Times .
United States Army Air Forces, Sergeant, World War II. Military grave marker, Frank Owen III, birth date 2/25/1926, death date 2/20/1999, burial in Memory Gardens of the Valley, Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Find a Grave .
Military Service: United States Army Air Force, June 1944 to June 1946. Biographical sketch, Frank Owen III, January 14, 1959. Legislative Clipping Service .
Memorial, April 2000, p. 402. Texas Bar Journal .
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.