James Robert Paxton

Full Name: James Robert "Jim Bob" Paxton
Date of birth: September 15, 1923
Date of death: August 4, 2009

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	27	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Elkhart / Anderson		Anderson
H	55	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Elkhart / Anderson		Anderson

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House District 27
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Elkhart / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson

House District 55
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Elkhart / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, November 2009, p. 898. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, Lieutenant Junior Grade, World War II. Military grave marker, James Robert Paxton, birth date 9/15/1923, death date 8/4/2009. James Robert "Jim Bob" Paxton, burial in Garden of Memories, Elkhart, Anderson County. Includes photos, obituary. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. James P. Paxton, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James R. Paxton, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

53rd R.S. - 1953 Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Game and Fisheries Insurance Public Lands and Buildings Seeing Eye Dogs State Affairs Water Resources
52nd R.S. - 1951 Charges of Waste in Handling College Funds, Investigation, Special Congressional and Legislative Districts Federal Relations Game and Fisheries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Affairs Texas State Railroad, Investigation, Special

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