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Garfield Thompson Full Name: Garfield W. Thompson Date of birth: June 29, 1916 Date of death: December 7, 2005 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 95 Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995 73rd   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant H 95 Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993 72nd   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant H 95 Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991 71st   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant H 95 Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989 70th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant H 95 Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987 69th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 37. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 71st Legislature, 1st C.S., HR 56. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35, honoring the members of the House of Representatives who have served in the military forces of the United States. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Military Service Notes United States Army Corps of Engineers, Staff Sergeant, World War II, served in Iran and the China-Burma-India Theater. 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1993. Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1987. Photographs Photograph. Garfield W. Thompson, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Garfield Thompson, 72nd Legislature, Members of the 72nd Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW) Photograph. Garfield W. Thompson, 72nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Garfield W. Thompson, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Garfield W. Thompson, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Garfield W. Thompson, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 69th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 70th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 71st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 72nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 73rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 73rd R.S. - 1993 Licensing and Administrative Procedures   Transportation   72nd R.S. - 1991 Appropriations   Liquor Regulation   Liquor Regulation Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)  71st R.S. - 1989 Liquor Regulation (Vice Chair)  Local and Consent Calendars   Transportation   Transportation Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   70th R.S. - 1987 Child Abuse and Pornography, Select   Labor and Employment Relations   Liquor Regulation (Vice Chair)  Liquor Regulation Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Pricing and Marketing Practices of Petroleum Products, Select   Rules and Resolutions   69th R.S. - 1985 Child Abuse and Pornography, Select, Interim   Health Care Services for Low-Income Texans, Special   Labor and Employment Relations   Liquor Regulation   Liquor Regulation Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Vice Chair)

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