Pleasant Lewis Crossley
Full Name: Pleasant Lewis Crossley, Sr.Date of birth: August 4, 1895
Date of death: December 3, 1971
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 106 | Jan 14, 1941 - Sep 27, 1941 | 47th (1) | Democrat | Eastland / Eastland | Eastland | |
| H | 106 | Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 | 46th | Democrat | Eastland / Eastland | Eastland |
(1) Lonnie H. Flewellen, in special election 7/25/1942, succeeded Pleasant L. Crossley, resigned 9/27/1941. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 106
Jan 14, 1941 - Sep 27, 1941 Legislatures: 47th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Eastland / Eastland Counties in district: Eastland |
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House District 106
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 Legislatures: 46th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Eastland / Eastland Counties in district: Eastland |
(1) Lonnie H. Flewellen, in special election 7/25/1942, succeeded Pleasant L. Crossley, resigned 9/27/1941. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Memorial, February 1972, p. 172. Pleasant Lewis Crossley, Sr. Texas Bar Journal.
Military Service Notes
- United States Army, Sergeant, World War I. Lewis P. Crossley, World War I record; Lewis Pleasant Crossley, residence in Carbon, Eastland, County; born in Geneva, Alabama. Application for Victory Medal on 5/16/1921- Sgt. Candidate, C.I.O.T.S. Waco, Tex. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin). Application for Victory Medal World War I Record
- Pleasant Lewis Crossley, birth date 8/4/1895 in Geneva, Alabama; home address in Carbon, Texas; draft registration 6/5/1917 in Eastland County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
- United States Army, Sergeant, Company D, COTS, Cp McArthur. Pleasant Lewis or Lewis Pleasant Crossley, Carbon, Texas, birth date 8/4/1895, death date 12/3/1971. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
- United States Army, Sergeant, World War I. "On Sept. 5, 1917, Mr. Crossley entered the U.S. Army and was stationed at Camp McArthur in San Antonio. He was made a sergeant on Dec. 11, 1917 and honorably discharged the next year." Memorial, February 1972, p. 172. Texas Bar Journal.
Other Resources
- Pleasant Lewis Crossley, birth date 8/4/1895 in Alabama; death date 12/3/1971 in Lubbock, Lubbock County; County Judge, Eastland Co. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Pleasant Lewis Crossley, birth date 8/4/1895, death date 12/3/1971, burial in Eastland City Cemetery, Eastland County, with spouse Mavanee Crouch Crossley. Find a Grave.
- Obituary and photo, "P.L. Crossley's Services Slated," 12/5/1971, p. A-7. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
Photographs
- Photograph. P.L. Crossley, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. P.L. Crossley, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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47th R.S. - 1941
Banks and Banking Insurance Local and Uncontested Bills (Chair) Oil, Gas and Mining | ||
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46th R.S. - 1939
Banks and Banking Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance Judicial Districts Military Affairs |
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