Henry Grady Perry
Full Name: Henry Grady PerryDate of birth: December 9, 1894
Date of death: June 4, 1974
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 105 | Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd | Democrat | Stephenville / Erath | Erath, Hood | |
| H | 105 | Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 | 51st | Democrat | Stephenville / Erath | Erath, Hood | |
| H | 96 | Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 | 37th | Democrat | Dublin / Erath | Erath |
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House District 105
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 Legislatures: 52nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath Counties in district: Erath, Hood |
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House District 105
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 Legislatures: 51st Party: Democrat Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath Counties in district: Erath, Hood |
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House District 96
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 Legislatures: 37th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Dublin / Erath Counties in district: Erath |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 65th Legislature, R.S., HCR 16. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Relatives: H. Grady Perry and Coke Stevenson - Brothers-in-law. Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas. Oral History Collection, University of North Texas
Military Service Notes
- United States Army, Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery, World War I. Henry Grady Perry, birth date 12/9/1894 in Dublin, Texas. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
- United States Army, World War I; Texas National Guard. "He was an honorary Texas colonel and admiral and was an artillery officer during World War I; he had also commanded a cavalry troop in the Texas National Guard." 65th Legislature, R.S., HCR 16. Resolutions - Memorial.
Other Resources
- Henry Grady Perry, birth date 12/9/1894, death date 6/4/1974. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Obituary, Wilbur Wright Perry. Birth date 1/2/1924; death date 12/2/2011. "Following the war, in the early 1950s, he became the first son, at that time, elected to fill his father's seat in the Texas House of Representatives." Relatives: H. Grady Perry - father; Wilbur Wright Perry - son. Guardian Funeral Home Cremation Services, 2013.
Photographs
- Photograph. H.G. Perry, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. H.G. Perry, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. H. Grady Perry, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). 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.
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