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

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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

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House District 10
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Timpson / Shelby
Counties in district: Shelby

House District 10
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Timpson / Shelby
Counties in district: Shelby

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Resolutions and Journal entries

Mentioned in 50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 216, naming mascots. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

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.
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).

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 Information top

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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