Joseph Jackson Oliver

Full Name: Joseph Jackson Oliver
Date of birth: January 3, 1880
Date of death: September 13, 1954

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
H	10	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Shelby
H	10	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Shelby

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Other Resources

Joseph Jackson Oliver, birth date 1/3/1880, death date 9/13/1954 in Henderson, Rusk County, retired gin operator. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
J.J. Oliver, birth date 1/3/1880, death date 9/13/1954, burial in White Rock Cemetery, Shelby County. Includes obituary from Timpson Weekly Times, 9/17/1954. Find a Grave.
Death notice, "Joseph Oliver Killed," 9/15/1954, p. 17. Former Rep. Joseph Oliver of Shelby County. Galveston Daily News.
Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.
Obituary, "J.J. Oliver, Former Representative, Killed in Automobile Wreck," Timpson Weekly Times, 9/17/1954, p. 1, crediting the Timpson Public Library, gives name Joseph J. Oliver, "Uncle Jack," member of the Legislature from 1938-41, death date 9/13/1954. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
46th Legislature (1939) - J.J. Oliver, postoffice Center, Shelby County, nativity Texas, age 59 (born circa 1880), farming, ginning, member of former legislatures: 45th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. J.J. Oliver, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.J. Oliver, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

46th R.S. - 1939 Congressional and Legislative Districts (Vice Chair) Livestock and Stock Raising Penitentiaries State Eleemsoynary and Reformatory Institutions
45th R.S. - 1937 Agriculture Highways and Motor Traffic Live Stock and Stock Raising State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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