Duncan Spence Hughes
Full Name: Duncan Spence HughesDate of birth: January 7, 1915
Date of death: August 16, 1942
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 83 | Jan 14, 1941 - Aug 16, 1942 | 47th (1) | Democrat | Georgetown / Williamson | Williamson |
(1) Hughes died 8/16/1942, on active military service, the first member of the legislature to die in World War II. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 83
Jan 14, 1941 - Aug 16, 1942 Legislatures: 47th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Georgetown / Williamson Counties in district: Williamson |
(1) Hughes died 8/16/1942, on active military service, the first member of the legislature to die in World War II. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- Death mentioned in HSR 29, 48th Legislature, Regular Session, To provide for the singing of "America" each day, introduced, point of order sustained, 1/19/1943, p. 77. House Journal.
- 48th Legislature, R.S., HSR 5, 1/12/1943, pp. 34-36. Includes photo of Lieutenant Hughes in uniform. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Memorial, November 1942, p. 434. Texas Bar Journal.
Military Service Notes
- "Hughes died 8/16/1942, on active military service, the first member of the legislature to die in World War II." Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- United States Army Air Corps, Lieutenant, killed in action. "Lieutenant Hughes, a bombardier in the Army Air Corps, Pacific Theatre, was the first Texas legislator to lose his life in World War II." 48th Legislature, R.S., HSR 5, 1/12/1943, pp. 34-36. Includes photo in uniform. Resolutions - Memorial.
Photographs
- Photograph. Duncan S. Hughes, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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47th R.S. - 1941
Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Game and Fisheries Judicial Districts Military Affairs |
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