Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Franklin Scott Spears

Full Name: Franklin Scott Spears
Birth date: August 20, 1931
Death date: April 10, 1996

Terms of Service

Senate, 59th & 58th ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
1/8/1963 - 1/10/1967
Democrat
Senate, 57th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
12/22/1961 - 1/8/1963
Democrat
House, 57th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/10/1961 - 12/14/1961
Democrat
House, 56th Legislature
1/13/1959 - 1/10/1961
Democrat

(1) In Senate, Franklin S. Spears, in special election 12/16/1961, sworn 12/22/1961, succeeded Henry B. Gonzalez, elected Congressman, 25th District, 11/4/1961, resigned Senate seat 11/5/1961. Spears' first session in the Senate was 57th 3rd Called Session. In House, Rudy Esquivel, in special election 12/16/1961, took office 12/22/1961, succeeded Franklin S. Spears, resigned 12/14/1961. Esquivel's first session was 57th 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 67. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 37. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

Photograph. Franklin Scott Spears, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Franklin S. Spears, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Franklin S. Spears, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Franklin S. Spears, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Franklin S. Spears, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch and portrait, Franklin Scott Spears, Associate Justice, Texas Supreme Court, 1979-1990. Relatives: J. Franklin Spears - father, Franklin Scott Spears - son. Justices of Texas, 1836-1986 (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin) 2004.
Memorial, September 1996, p. 819. Texas Bar Journal .
Photo and biographical sketch, Supreme Court of Texas, April 1985, pp. 432-434. Texas Bar Journal .
United States Army, Captain. "Upon graduation in 1954, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army, and was designated a Distinguished Military Graduate. After serving served two years active duty in Germany and honorably discharged as a captain in 1956." Biographical sketch, Supreme Court of Texas, April 1985, p. 434. Texas Bar Journal .
United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.