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Louis Lankford Full Name: Louis M. Lankford Date of birth: March 1878 Date of death: November 19, 1940 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 42 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 45th   Democrat Commerce / Hunt   Hunt, Rains   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 57, 1/20/1941, p. 136. Resolutions - Memorial. Military Service Notes Lankford, Louis M. Co. L, 40 Reg't, USV. Inf. Philippine Insurrection. United States Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office. Lankford, Louis M. Service: L 40 U.S. Vol. Inf. United States General Index to Pension Files. FamilySearch. FamilySearch Private, U.S. Volunteer Infantry. Military grave marker, Texas, Pvt., 40 U.S. Vol. Inf., November 19, 1940. Louis M. Lankford. Find a Grave. Spanish-American War. 47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 57, 1/20/1941, p. 136. Resolutions - Memorial. Other Resources Louis M. Lankford, birth date unknown, death date 11/19/1940, burial in Stewart Cemetery, Commerce, Hunt County. Find a Grave. Louis M. Lankford, birth date March 1878, death date 11/19/1940 in Texas, son of Elijah Lankford and Margaret Carter, "Texas State Senator from Hunts and Rains County, Texas." Genealogy.com, 2004. "Lankford Is Buried: Former Legislator Who Died in Oklahoma Goes to Grave," 11/23/1940, p. 9. Waco News-Tribune. Photographs Photograph. Louis Lankford, 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. Committee Informationtop 45th R.S. - 1937 Constitutional Amendments   Education   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Public Printing (Vice Chair)

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