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Gus Myers Lanier Full Name: Gus Myers Lanier Date of birth: October 28, 1893 Date of death: May 7, 1958 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 56 Jan 14, 1947 - Oct 1, 1947 50th (1)   Democrat Marquez / Leon   Leon, Madison H 56 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   Democrat Marquez / Leon   Leon, Madison (1) Lanier resigned 10/1/1947. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Military Service Notes United States Marine Corps, World War I, enlisted 8/1/1917 in Waco. Guss Myers Lanier, birth date 10/28/1893 in Marquez, Texas. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin). Guss Myers Lanier, birth date 10/28/1893 in Marquez, Texas, residence in Marquez, teacher, draft registration 6/2/1917 in Leon County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. United States Marine Corps, Private, 8/1/1917-12/22/1918. Guss Myers or Meyers Lanier, Marquez, Texas, birth date 10/28/1893, death date 5/7/1958. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985. Other Resources Death notice, "Former Leon Sheriff Buried," 5/8/1958, p. 3. Gus Lanier, death date 5/7/1958, former state representative. Commerce Journal. Census of 1910 - Gustavus Lanier, Leon County, age 16, born circa 1894 in Texas, son of Guy T. and Emma Lanier. FamilySearch. 1910 Gus Myers Lanier, birth date 10/28/1893 in Marquez, death date 5/7/1958 in Marquez, Leon County, stockman. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Obituary, Gus M. Lanier, "Former Leon Sheriff, State Legislator, Dies," 5/8/1958, p. 8. Marine veteran of World War I, former Leon County sheriff, state representative 1946-1949. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Photographs Photograph. Gus Lanier, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Gus. M. Lanier, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 50th R.S. - 1947 Aeronautics (Vice Chair)  Oil, Gas, and Mining   Penitentiaries   State Affairs   49th R.S. - 1945 Aeronautics   Claims and Accounts   Highways and Roads   Live Stock and Stock Raising   Penitentiaries

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