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Carswell Gilford Lightfoot Full Name: Carswell Gilford Lightfoot Date of birth: May 24, 1875 Date of death: June 1, 1961 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 10 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Timpson / Shelby   Shelby H 10 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   Democrat Timpson / Shelby   Shelby   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries Mentioned in 50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 216, naming mascots. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches Obituary, "Final Rites for C.G. Lightfoot Held Last Saturday," Timpson Weekly Times, 6/9/1861, p. 1, crediting Timpson Public Library. "He is a former member of the Texas Legislature, having been elected Representative from Shelby County in 1944, and served two terms." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Other Resources Carswell Gilford Lightfoot, birth date 5/24/1875 in Macon, Georgia, death date 6/1/1961 in Center, Shelby County, Texas, retired farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Carswell G. Lightfoot, birth date 5/24/1875, death date 6/1/1961, burial in New Prospect Cemetery, Timpson, Shelby County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. C.G. Lightfoot, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. C.J. Lightfoot, 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 Banks and Banking   Congressional and Legislative Districts   Counties   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Chair)  State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions   49th R.S. - 1945 Agriculture   Counties   Live Stock and Stock Raising   Penitentiaries   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Public Health

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