James Arthur 'Jimmy' Turman

Full Name: James Arthur "Jimmy" Turman
Date of birth: November 29, 1927
Date of death: February 13, 2019

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	24	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Gober / Fannin	Speaker	Fannin
H	24	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Gober / Fannin		Fannin
H	24	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Gober / Fannin		Fannin
H	24	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Gober / Fannin		Fannin

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House District 24
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gober / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin

House District 24
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gober / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin

House District 24
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gober / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin

House District 24
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gober / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HSR 78. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 692. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
66th Legislature, R.S., HR 129. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, R.S., HR 286. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
86th Legislature, R.S., HR 787. Resolutions - Memorial.
86th Legislature, R.S., HR 413. Resolutions - Use of Chambers.

Biographical Sketches

64th Speaker of the House of Representatives: James A. "Jimmy" Turman. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Turman, James Arthur. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, Korean War. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.

Other Resources

Notice of death, 2/20/2019 (updated), 2/13/2019. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

Photograph. James A. Turman, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James A. Turman, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. James A. (Jimmy) Turman, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James A. Turman, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James A. Turman, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James Arthur "Jimmy" Turman, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

56th R.S. - 1959 Banks and Banking Constitutional Amendments Interstate Cooperation Municipal and Private Corporations (Chair) State Affairs
55th R.S. - 1957 Aged Citizens Appropriations Education (Chair) Public Lands and Buildings Rules School Districts
54th R.S. - 1955 Appropriations Banks and Banking Education Public Lands and Buildings

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