Robert Hal Jackson

Full Name: Robert Hal Jackson
Date of birth: November 29, 1920
Date of death: January 19, 2008

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	49	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Denton / Denton		Denton
H	49	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Denton / Denton		Denton

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House District 49
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Denton / Denton
Counties in district: Denton

House District 49
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Denton / Denton
Counties in district: Denton

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

United States Navy Air Corps, World War II. "He left the University of Texas Law School to join the Navy Air Corps on January 1, 1942, and served three tours of duty in the South Pacific during World War II as a member of the Skull and Crossbones Squadron, VF-17. As a member of VBF-10, he was stationed on the carrier Intrepid and took part in the sinking of Japan’s largest battleship, the Yamato, for which he received the Silver Star." Mulkey-Bowles-Montgomery Funeral Home (Denton, Texas).

Other Resources

Relatives: Robert Hal Jackson and Mary Diane Denny, nee Craver - second cousins. Ancestry.com.
"A Legend Takes Flight," April 2008. Denton County Lawyer.
Obituary, Robert Hal Jackson, death date 1/19/2008. Mulkey-Bowles-Montgomery Funeral Home (Denton, Texas).

Photographs

Photograph. Robert Hal Jackson, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Robert Hal Jackson, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

51st R.S. - 1949 Appropriations Contingent Expenses Motor Traffic State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
50th R.S. - 1947 Appropriations Contingent Expenses Engrossed Bills Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Military and Veterans Affairs

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