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Jack Strong Full Name: Jack Boynton Strong Date of birth: February 18, 1930 Date of death: July 28, 2015 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 2 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971 60th (1)   61st   Democrat Longview / Gregg   Gregg, Panola, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood S 2 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th (2)   Democrat Longview / Gregg   Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby S 2 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th (3)   Democrat Longview / Gregg   Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby (1) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. (2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547). Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. (3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 59th Legislature, R.S., SR 145. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 61st Legislature, R.S., SR 913. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2017. Photo and biographical sketch, 9/4/2011. Texas Bank and Trust. Other Resources Jack Boynton Strong, birth date 2/18/1930, death date 7/28/2015, photo, obituary, burial in Strong Cemetery, Henderson, Rusk County. Find a Grave. Obituary, 7/30/2015. Longview News-Journal. Photographs Photograph. Jack Strong, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jack Strong, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jack Strong, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jack Strong, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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. 60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 61st R.S. - 1969 Drug Study (Chair)  Finance   Insurance (Vice Chair)  Insurance Holding Company and Mortgage Loan (Chair)  Jurisprudence   Motion Picture Theater Industry   Nominations   Oil and Gas   Privileges and Elections (Chair)  Rules   Rules of the Senate   State Affairs   Tort Claims Act   Water and Conservation   Youth Affairs   60th R.S. - 1967 Claims (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Insurance   Insurance Investigation, Hospital, Health and Accident Insurance   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Local and Uncontested Bills, Special   Military and Veterans Affairs   Nominations   Oil and Gas (Vice Chair)  Rules   Slums and Slum Clearance (Chair)  Water and Conservation   59th R.S. - 1965 Claims   Constitutional Amendments   Education   Game and Fish   Insurance   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Local and Uncontested Bills, Special   Military and Veterans Affairs   Nominations   Oil and Gas   Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair)  State and Local Tax Policy   58th R.S. - 1963 Claims (Vice Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Insurance   Military and Veterans Affairs   Nominations   Oil and Gas   State and Local Tax Policy   State Departments and Institutions

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