D.B. Hardeman

D. Barnard Hardeman

Full Name: D. Barnard Hardeman, Jr.
Date of birth: August 16, 1914
Date of death: December 3, 1981

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 49 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th (1)   Democrat Denison / Grayson   Cooke, Grayson
H 45-F Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 52nd   Democrat Denison / Grayson   Collin, Grayson

(1) 54th Legislature - shows Hardeman served in 51st, 54th House; House Journals show 52nd and 54th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 49
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Denison / Grayson
Counties in district: Cooke, Grayson
House District 45-F
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Denison / Grayson
Counties in district: Collin, Grayson

(1) 54th Legislature - shows Hardeman served in 51st, 54th House; House Journals show 52nd and 54th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

  • Major, World War II, counterintelligence officer in Europe. Handbook of Texas Online.
  • United States Army, Major, military intelligence. Obituary, 12/5/1981. Houston Chronicle.

Other Resources

  • Relatives: Ancestry of Rep. D.B. Hardeman of Denison (52nd and 54th Legislatures) includes Thomas Monroe Hardeman (3rd, 4th, and 7th Legislatures) and Joseph Henry Barnard (7th and 8th Legislatures). Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955
Federal Relations (Vice Chair) 
Highways and Roads  
School Districts  
State Hospitals and Special Schools  
52nd R.S. - 1951
Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
Federal Relations (Chair) 
Game and Fisheries  
Highways and Roads  

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