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George Murat Thurmond Full Name: George Murat Thurmond Date of birth: October 22, 1930 Date of death: May 7, 2017 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 100 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th   Democrat Del Rio / Val Verde   Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde H 100 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Del Rio / Val Verde   Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 55th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 43. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 56th Legislature, R.S., HSR 590. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 62nd Legislature, R.S., HCR 3. Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. "served in the House of Representatives, as had his father [George Murat Thurmond] before him, holding a seat that was later held by each of his own two sons, George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr." Relatives: George Murat Thurmond [I] - father; Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. - son. Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. - father; George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. - sons. George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. - brothers. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Photo and biographical sketch included in 2013 Edition. Senior District Judge, 63rd District Court, Val Verde, TX. Volume 1, page 120. Texas Legal Directory. Other Resources Obituary, George Murat Thurmond. G.W. Cox Funeral Home. Thurmond family group sheets. Relatives: George M. Thurmond [I] - grandfather; Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. and George M. Thurmond [II] - grandsons. George M. Thurmond [I], Pulaski A. Thurmond, and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - brothers. Pulaski A. Thurmond and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - uncles; Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. - nephew. Pulaski A. Thurmond and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - great uncles; Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. and George M. Thurmond [II] - great nephews. LillyMcGrewgeneaologypages, 2001. Photographs Photograph. George M. Thurmond, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George M. Thurmond, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 55th R.S. - 1957 Aeronautics   Education   Judiciary   Livestock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)  Revenue and Taxation   54th R.S. - 1955 Criminal Jurisprudence   Education   Federal Relations   Livestock and Stock Raising   State Affairs

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