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Henry Barbosa Gonzalez
Full Name: Henry Barbosa Gonzalez
Date of birth: May 3, 1916
Date of death: November 28, 2000
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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26
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Jan 10, 1961 - Nov 5, 1961
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57th
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Democrat
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San Antonio / Bexar
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Bexar
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26
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Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961
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55th
56th
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Democrat
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San Antonio / Bexar
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Bexar
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(1)
In Senate, Franklin S. Spears, in special election 12/16/1961, sworn 12/22/1961, succeeded Henry B. Gonzalez, elected Congressman, 25th District, 11/4/1961, resigned Senate seat 11/5/1961. Spears' first session in the Senate was 57th 3rd Called Session. In House, Rudy Esquivel, in special election 12/16/1961, took office 12/22/1961, succeeded Franklin S. Spears, resigned 12/14/1961. Esquivel's first session was 57th 3rd Called Session.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Selected Newspaper articles
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
57th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 22, election to Congress.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
57th Legislature, R.S., SR 411, birthday.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, 1st C.S., HCR 14, HemisFair '68.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
77th Legislature, R.S., SR 825.
Resolutions - Memorial.
80th Legislature, R.S., SR 903.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Biographical Sketches |
GONZALEZ, Henry Barbosa (1916-2000). Representative, TX.
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
Photo and biographical sketch,
Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, 2004.
Memorial biographical sketch and photo.
A State of Remembrance, 2001.
Biographical sketch included in
Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.
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Other Resources |
First Mexican-American elected to the Texas Senate; first Mexican-American elected to Congress from Texas.
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"UT to house Gonzalez collection," 10/25/2006. "Gonzales was the first Mexican American elected to the Texas Senate, the first Mexican American to run . . . for governor, in 1958, and the first Mexican American elected from Texas to the U.S. House."
Austin American-Statesman.
Mentioned in MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS article.
Handbook of Texas Online.
Mentioned in TEJANO POLITICS. Listed among the Tejanos who served in the Texas House and Senate.
Handbook of Texas Online.
James E. Garcia. "Maverick Congressman Memorialized as 'A Voice for the Downtrodden,'" December 1, 2000, pp. 1-4.
La Prensa San Diego.
Molly Ivins. "So Long to Henry B.," December 8, 2000, p. 4.
Texas Observer.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Henry B. Gonzalez, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Henry B. Gonzalez, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph.
Henry B. Gonzalez, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Henry B. Gonzalez, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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.
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