Herman Adams, Jr.

Full Name: Herman Abel Adams, Jr.
Date of birth: July 16, 1941
Date of death: January 30, 1984

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	5	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 10, 1978	65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Silsbee / Hardin	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson
H	5	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Silsbee / Hardin	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson
H	5	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Silsbee / Hardin	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson

(1) Adams resignation letter 12/24/1977, effective 1/10/1978. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office.
(2) Proclamations, 1/3/1978 and 3/1/1978, ordering a special election in House District 5 on 2/18/1978, and second special election on 3/21/1978, to serve out the unexpired term of the Honorable Herman Adams, Jr. Governor Dolph Briscoe. January 3, 1978 March 1, 1978
(3) Jerry L. Clark, in special runoff election 3/21/1978, succeeded Herman Adams, Jr., resigned 1/10/1978. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Jerry Clark oath of office 3/31/1978. First session was 65th 2nd Called Session. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Seniority Order.
(5) Special election 2/18/1978, runoff 3/21/1978. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001.

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House District 5
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 10, 1978
Legislatures: 65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Silsbee / Hardin
Counties in district: Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson

House District 5
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Silsbee / Hardin
Counties in district: Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson

House District 5
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Silsbee / Hardin
Counties in district: Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HCR 13. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Obituary, Herman Adams, 1/31/1984, p. B4. "Executive director for government relations for the University of Texas System . . . he was elected in 1972 to the first of three terms in the state House of Representatives." Austin American-Statesman.
Herman Abel Adams, Jr., birth date 7/16/1941. FamilySearch Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.
Herman Adams, Jr., birth date 7/16/1941, death date 1/30/1984, burial in Resthaven Cemetery, Silsbee, Hardin County. Find a Grave.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Photographs

Photograph. Herman Adams, Jr., 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Herman Adams, Jr., 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Herman Adams, Jr., 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

65th R.S. - 1977 Calendars Election Code Revision (Vice Chair) Elections (Chair) Insurance Insurance Subcommittee on Life and Health Self-Insurance of Workers' Compensation Claims, House Joint
64th R.S. - 1975 Calendars Poet Laureate, Special Public Education (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters) Public Education Subcommittee on Public School Finance Public Education Subcommittee on Texas Education Agency Funding (Chair) Reapportionment
63rd R.S. - 1973 Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Duplication in State-financed Agricultural Research Programs Education Education Subcommittee on General Education Education Subcommittee on Public Education Educational Programs for the Deaf and Visually Handicapped, Interim Reapportionment Reorganization and Modernization of Public Education (Committee of 24) Subcommittee on Public School Finance, Interim (Chair) Reorganization and Modernization of Public Education (Committee of 24), Interim

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