Tom E. King

Full Name: Thomas Edward Watson "Tom" King
Date of birth: August 14, 1909
Date of death: February 14, 1979

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	51-6	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	51-6	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas

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House District 51-6
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 51-6
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 69. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, July 1979, p. 671. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Census of 1950 - Tom E. King, Dallas, Dallas County, age 40, born circa 1910 in Arkansas, attorney and real estate, wife Effie Dee King, daughters Patricia E. and Dianna J. King, son Robert T. King.
Thomas Edward Watson King and Effie Dee Chaffin, parents of Robert Thomas King, born 11/15/1944 in Dallas.
Thomas E. Watson King, death date 2/14/1979 in Dallas County. FamilySearch. Census of 1950 Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998
Thomas Edward Watson King, birth date 8/14/1909 in White County, Arkansas; wife Effie Dee King; draft registration 10/16/1940 in Dallas, Dallas County. FamilySearch Texas World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
Thomas E. King (1909-1979), burial in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, with spouse Effie Dee King. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Tom King, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom King, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955 Banks and Banking Judicial Districts Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas, and Mining (Chair) State Affairs
53rd R.S. - 1953 Aeronautics Banks and Banking Constitutional Amendments Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas and Mining

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