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Andrew Jacob Rogers Full Name: Andrew Jacob "Andy" Rogers Date of birth: December 24, 1924 Date of death: September 13, 1980 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 S 30 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967 58th (1)   59th   Democrat Childress / Childress   Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher S 30 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963 56th (2)   57th   Democrat Childress / Childress Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)   Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher S 30 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959 54th   55th   Democrat Childress / Childress   Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher S 30 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd (3)   Democrat Childress / Childress   Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher H 121 Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 52nd   Democrat Childress / Childress   Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley H 121 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   Democrat Childress / Childress   Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley (1) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. (2) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 2nd C.S., elected 6/17/1959; and Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 7/16/1959. Senate Journal. (3) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 67th Legislature, R.S., SCR 23. Death date 9/12/1980. Resolutions - Memorial. Message from Acting Governor Andy Rogers expressing thanks to the Legislature (Governor for a Day), 56th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 7/9/1959, p. 111. Senate Journal. Biographical Sketches Obituary, "Former Sen. Rogers, 55, Dies After Lengthy Illness," 9/14/1980, p. B10. Austin American-Statesman. Military Service Notes Andrew Jacob Rogers, birth date 12/24/1924 in Fort Worth, student, residence and draft registration in Childress, Childress County, 12/29/1942. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Ancestry.com. United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, World War II. Military grave marker, Andrew J. Rogers, State Legislature, birth date 12/24/1924, death date 9/13/1980 on grave marker, obituary, burial in Childress Cemetery, Childress, Childress County. Find a Grave. United States Army Air Force. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Photographs Photograph. Andy Rogers, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Andy Rogers, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Andy Rogers, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Andy Rogers, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.J. "Andy" Rogers, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. Andy Rogers, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Andy Rogers, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Andy Rogers, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.J. Rogers, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Andrew J. Rogers, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 59th R.S. - 1965 Agriculture and Livestock (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair)  Education   Faculty Compensation in State-Supported Colleges and Universities (Chair)  Finance   Game and Fish   Interstate Cooperation   Military and Veterans Affairs   Nominations   Public Health   State Affairs   Transportation   Water and Conservation   58th R.S. - 1963 Agriculture and Livestock   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Education   Military and Veterans Affairs   Nominations   State Affairs   Transportation   Water and Conservation   57th R.S. - 1961 Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair)  Cost of Government   Education (Chair)  Finance   Game and Fish   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Military and Veterans Affairs   Nominations   Transportation   Water and Conservation   56th R.S. - 1959 Agriculture and Livestock   Education   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Military and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair)  Transportation   Water and Conservation   55th R.S. - 1957 Agriculture and Livestock   Education   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts (Vice Chair)  Military and Veterans Affairs   Transportation   Water and Conservation   54th R.S. - 1955 Agriculture (Vice Chair)  Education   Internal Improvements (Vice Chair)  Military and Veterans Affairs   Public Printing   Representative Districts   Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)  Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage   53rd R.S. - 1953 Agricultural Affairs (Vice Chair)  Committee of the Whole Senate   Educational Affairs (Vice Chair)  Internal Improvements   Military and Veterans' Affairs   Public Printing   Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)  Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage   52nd R.S. - 1951 Agriculture   Conservation and Reclamation   Enrolled Bills (Chair)  Highways and Roads   Insurance   51st R.S. - 1949 Agriculture   Appropriations   Conservation and Reclamation   Highways and Roads   Labor

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