Ray Kirkpatrick

Full Name: Ernest Ray Kirkpatrick
Date of birth: July 9, 1922
Date of death: November 3, 1998

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	41	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Trenton / Fannin	Fannin
H	41	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Trenton / Fannin	Fannin
H	41	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Trenton / Fannin	Fannin

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Ernest Ray Kirkpatrick Papers, 1947-1952. Photos, biographical sketch, and obituary. "At 26 [he was] the youngest man in the history of Texas to chair the state's Appropriations Committee." Baylor Collections of Political Materials, W.R. Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University.
Memorial, November 1999, p. 1064. Texas Bar Journal.
Kirkpatrick, Ernest Ray. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, World War II. "Kirkpatrick was in the U.S. Army from 1942-1945, serving in Italy, France and North Africa." Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Ray Kirkpatrick, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Kirkpatrick, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Kirkpatrick, 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.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

51st R.S. - 1949 Appropriations (Chair)
50th R.S. - 1947 Appropriations Contingent Expenses Federal Relations Military and Veterans Affairs Public Printing

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