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Preston Smith Full Name: Preston Earnest Smith Date of birth: March 8, 1912 Date of death: October 18, 2003 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 28 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th (1) (2)   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock Senate President Pro Tempore (57th)   Andrews, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Terry, Yoakum S 28 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961 55th   56th   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Andrews, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Terry, Yoakum H 119 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum H 119 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum H 119 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum (1) 57th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 7/11/1961. Senate Journal. (2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 58th Legislature, R.S., SR 624. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 59th Legislature, R.S., HCR 50. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 59th Legislature, R.S., SR 845. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 118. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 148. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 60th Legislature, R.S., SR 213. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 60th Legislature, R.S., SR 758. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 34. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 192. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 63rd Legislature, R.S., HSR 15. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 74th Legislature, R.S., SCR 83. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch and color photos, Governor Preston Smith. Choice of Texans: Leaders in the Statehouse, 61st Legislature, 1969. SMITH, PRESTON EARNEST (1912-2003). 40th Governor of Texas. Handbook of Texas Online. 35th Lieutenant Governor: Preston Earnest Smith. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016. Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2005. Smith, Preston Earnest. Texas State Cemetery. Other Resources Governor of Texas 1969-1973. Legislative Reference Library, Governors of Texas, 1846-present. Photographs Photograph. The signing of HB 762, 62nd R.S. Standing behind Gov. Preston Smith, L-R Billy Williamson, Bill Bass, Ed Howard, Lindley Beckworth. Photo courtesy of the family of Billy H. Williamson., 62nd Legislature, Donated Material Photograph. Preston Smith, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Preston Smith, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. Preston Smith, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Preston Smith, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Preston Smith, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Preston Smith, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Preston Smith, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Preston Smith, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006 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. 49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 57th R.S. - 1961 Agriculture and Livestock   Banking (Vice Chair)  Education   Finance (Vice Chair)  Interstate Cooperation (Chair)  Nominations   Public Health   56th R.S. - 1959 Agriculture and Livestock   Banking   Education   Finance (Vice Chair)  Interstate Cooperation (Chair)  Nominations   Public Health   55th R.S. - 1957 Aged Citizens   Agriculture and Livestock   Education   Finance   Military and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair)  Public Health   Utilize Available Space in Capitol Building   51st R.S. - 1949 Appropriations   Congressional and Legislative Districts   Judicial Districts   Public Printing   Rules (Vice Chair)  Water Code   50th R.S. - 1947 Appropriations   Congressional and Legislative Districts (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Judicial Districts   Motor Traffic   49th R.S. - 1945 Congressional and Legislative Districts   Federal Relations   Judicial Districts   Local and Uncontested Bills   Motor Traffic   Public Lands and Buildings

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