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.
John Green Thurmond / Anna Louisa Sturges (F1439) family group sheets. Relatives:
George Murat Thurmond [I] - grandfather; Roger Harold Thurmond, Jr. and George Murat Thurmond [II] - grandsons.
George Murat Thurmond [I], Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond, and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - brothers.
Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - uncles; Roger Harold Thurmond, Sr. - nephew.
Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - great uncles; Roger Harold Thurmond, Jr. and George Murat Thurmond [II] - great nephews. Strong McLemore Genealogy, 2006. Capt. Alfred Sturgis Thurmond Columbus Lafayette "Zip" Thurmond, Sr. George Murat Thurmond [II] George Murat Thurmond [I] Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond Roger Harold Thurmond, Sr. Thurmond family group sheet

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 Information top

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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