Gus Myers Lanier
Full Name: Gus Myers LanierDate of birth: October 28, 1893
Date of death: May 7, 1958
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| 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.
Terms of Service top
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House District 56
Jan 14, 1947 - Oct 1, 1947 Legislatures: 50th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marquez / Leon Counties in district: Leon, Madison |
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House District 56
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 Legislatures: 49th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marquez / Leon Counties in district: Leon, Madison |
(1) Lanier resigned 10/1/1947. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information 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).
- United States Marine Corps, Private. Guss Myers or Meyers Lanier, residence in Marquez, Texas; birth date 10/28/1893, enlistment date 8/1/1917, discharge date 12/22/1918, death date 5/7/1958. FamilySearch United States Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
- Guss Myers Lanier, birth date 10/28/1893 in Marquez, Texas; home address in Marquez; teacher; draft registration 6/2/1917 in Leon County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
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, Texas; death date 5/7/1958 in Marquez, Leon County; stockman. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- 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 Information top
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50th R.S. - 1947
Aeronautics (Vice Chair) Oil, Gas, and Mining Penitentiaries State Affairs | ||
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49th R.S. - 1945
Aeronautics Claims and Accounts Highways and Roads Live Stock and Stock Raising Penitentiaries |
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