Jake Johnson

Full Name: Jake Johnson
Date of birth: May 12, 1931
Date of death: September 8, 2006

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	57-1	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	57-1	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	57-1	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	68-1	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	68-1	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	68-1	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar

(1) Sworn 11/20/1962. Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service top

House District 57-1
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 57-1
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 57-1
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 68-1
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 68-1
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 68-1
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

(1) Sworn 11/20/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 674. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
59th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 28. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 475. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 433. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

"Recalling the Fighting Champ of Texas Politics," 1/26/1990. Austin American-Statesman.
Obituary, 9/10/2006, p. 5B. "Died Saturday [9/9/2006]. He was 75." San Antonio Express-News.
Obituary, 9/12/2006. "Passed away Friday, September 8, at the age of 75." San Antonio Express-News.
Johnson, Jake. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

"Round Rock Gets Re-'Leaf': Former Lege Buries Acorns to Clear Air," 1/14/1993, p. 2. Austin American-Statesman.
"How the Devil Saved Establishment's Fair," 4/26/1998, p. 2A. San Antonio Express-News.

Photographs

Photograph. Jake Johnson, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jake Johnson, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jake Johnson, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jake Johnson, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jake Johnson, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jake Johnson, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
61st 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.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Appropriations Consumer Credit (Chair) Historic Flags (Chair) Labor Livestock Military Affairs (Chair) Motor Transportation
61st R.S. - 1969 Governmental Affairs and Efficiency Military Affairs (Chair) Motor Transportation Oil, Gas and Mining Penitentiaries
60th R.S. - 1967 Counties Labor Military and Veterans' Affairs (Vice Chair) Motor Traffic State Affairs
59th R.S. - 1965 Game and Fisheries Highways and Roads Penitentiaries State Affairs State Hospitals and Special Schools
58th R.S. - 1963 Aeronautics Military and Veterans' Affairs Penitentiaries Public Printing
57th R.S. - 1961 Congressional and Legislative Districts Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Game and Fisheries Livestock and Stock Raising Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Saving Taxes

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