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Marshall Clinton Formby Full Name: Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr. Date of birth: April 12, 1911 Date of death: December 27, 1984 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 S 30 Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945 47th   48th   Democrat McAdoo / Dickens   Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Motley, Stonewall, Terry, Yoakum   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 51st Legislature, R.S., SR 28, 2/1/1949. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 69th Legislature, R.S., SR 15. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches FORMBY, MARSHALL CLINTON, JR. (1911-1984). Handbook of Texas Online. Memorial, July 1985, p. 873. Texas Bar Journal. Military Service Notes United States Army, Private. "State Senator Formby Waives Deferment to Become Army Private," 5/12/1942. Dallas Morning News. World War II service, Corporal in officers' training at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, "Legislature Faces Problem of Absences: Men in Armed Forces Can't Get Leave to Attend Sessions," 1/1/1943. Dallas Morning News. United States Army Corps of Engineers, Lieutenant. "Marshall Formby Does Not Seek Re-election," Crosbyton Review, 4/28/1944, p. 1, crediting the Crosby County Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). "In addition to his tireless devotion to the people of the State of Texas, his term as a state senator was interrupted by his service in World War II with the Army engineers in the European Theatre." 69th Legislature, R.S., SR 15. Resolutions - Memorial. Pictured in uniform in 48th Senate composite photo and listed as Lt. Marshall Formby. State Preservation Board. United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Photographs Photograph. Lt. Marshall Formby, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Marshall Formby, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 48th R.S. - 1943 Agricultural Affairs   Contingent Expense   Education   Engrossed Bills (Chair)  Enrolled Bills   Finance   Highways and Motor Traffic   Internal Improvements   Military Affairs   Privileges and Elections   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Printing   Rules   Senatorial Districts (Vice Chair)  State Penitentiaries   Stock and Stock Raising   47th R.S. - 1941 Agricultural Conditions, Special   Agriculture   Contingent Expenses   Counties and County Boundaries   Criminal Jurisprudence   Federal Relations (Vice Chair)  Finance   Penitentiaries   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   State Institutions and Departments   Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)

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