Wilson Foreman

Full Name: Wilson Farrell Foreman
Date of birth: August 30, 1926
Date of death: March 13, 2008

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	37-4	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	39-4	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Burnet, Travis
H	39-1	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	55-1	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	55-1	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	65-1	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	65-1	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	65-1	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis

Terms of Service top

House District 37-4
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 39-4
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Burnet, Travis

House District 39-1
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 55-1
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 55-1
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 65-1
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 65-1
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 65-1
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 356. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Foreman, Wilson Farrell. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Army Air Corps, Radio Operator, World War II. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Obituary, 3/16/2008. Foreman had a near perfect attendance record. . . and "still holds the state record of best attendance for his length of term in the Texas State Legislature." Austin American-Statesman.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Photographs

Photograph. Wilson Foreman, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wilson Foreman, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wilson Foreman, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wilson Foreman, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wilson Foreman, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wilson Foreman, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wilson Foreman, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wilson Foreman, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Wilson Foreman, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

63rd R.S. - 1973 Education Education Subcommittee on Public Education (Chair) Elections Reapportionment
62nd R.S. - 1971 Conservation and Reclamation Elections Employment Practices of All State Agencies Juvenile Crime and Deliquency Juvenile Delinquency (Chair) Parks and Wildlife Public Health State Employee Incentives
60th R.S. - 1967 Conservation and Reclamation (Vice Chair) Education Liquor Regulation Parks and Wildlife Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
59th R.S. - 1965 Counties Feasibility of Group Insurance Game and Fisheries Liquor Regulation Military and Veterans' Affairs State Hospitals and Special Schools Visit Certain Military Installations, Special
58th R.S. - 1963 Conservation and Reclamation Game and Fisheries Liquor Regulation Public Lands and Buildings (Chair) Recreational Water Safety State Affairs
57th R.S. - 1961 Aeronautics Game and Fisheries Liquor Regulation Parking Space Around the Capitol (Chair) Revenue and Taxation
56th R.S. - 1959 Contingent Expenses Counties Game and Fisheries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Hospitals and Special Schools State Hospitals and Special Schools, Special
55th R.S. - 1957 Claims and Accounts Counties Municipal and Private Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Hospitals and Special Schools

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