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Emmett H. Whitehead Full Name: Emmett Holman Whitehead Date of birth: October 9, 1925 Date of death: August 13, 2002 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 15 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Democrat Rusk / Cherokee   Cherokee, Houston, Leon, Limestone H 15 Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   Democrat Rusk / Cherokee   Cherokee, Houston, Leon, Limestone H 15 Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 64th   Democrat Rusk / Cherokee   Cherokee, Houston, Leon, Limestone H 15 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd   Democrat Rusk / Cherokee   Cherokee, Houston, Leon, Limestone   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 64th Legislature, R.S., SCR 18. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 78th Legislature, R.S., HR 1212. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Whitehead, Emmett Holman. Cenotaph and obituary, buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Texas State Cemetery. Obituary and photo, "Rusk Mourns Loss of Mayor, Friend Emmett Whitehead," 8/14/2002, pp. 1, 6. "Whitehead served as mayor in Rusk for 14 years, Chamber of Commerce president, and county judge and was a member of the Texas House of Representatives for eight years." Tyler Morning Telegraph. Military Service Notes United States Navy, Seaman Second Class, World War II. Military grave marker, Emmett H. Whitehead, Jr. Emmett Holman Whitehead, birth date 10/9/1925, death date 8/13/2002. Cenotaph photos from State Cemetery; burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Rusk, Cherokee County. Find a Grave. Cedar Hill Cemetery Texas State Cemetery Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named 'Dishonorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977. Photographs Photograph. Emmett H. Whitehead, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Emmett H. Whitehead, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Emmett H. Whitehead, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Emmett H. Whitehead, 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. 66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 66th R.S. - 1979 Health Services (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters)  Health Services Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters (Chair)  Local and Consent Calendars (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   State Employee Productivity, Select   65th R.S. - 1977 Health and Welfare   Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters - Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Co-Chair)  Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Chair)  Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Public Welfare   Illegal Immigration in Texas, Special   Rules   Social Services   Social Services Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters   Social Services Subcommittee on Correctional Institutions   64th R.S. - 1975 Agriculture and Livestock   Health and Welfare (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters)  Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Chair)  63rd R.S. - 1973 Agriculture and Livestock   Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Shortages of Agricultural Equipment and Chemicals   Appropriations   Appropriations Subcommittee on State Employees   Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation

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