John Allen

Full Name: John L. Allen
Date of birth: December 16, 1926
Date of death: May 3, 1993

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	13	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Longview / Gregg	Gregg
H	13	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Longview / Gregg	Gregg
H	13	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Longview / Gregg	Gregg
H	13	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Longview / Gregg	Gregg
H	13	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Longview / Gregg	Gregg
H	13	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Longview / Gregg	Gregg
H	13	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Longview / Gregg	Gregg
H	13	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Longview / Gregg	Gregg

(1) Sworn 11/19/1962. Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service top

House District 13
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Gregg

House District 13
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Gregg

House District 13
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Gregg

House District 13
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Gregg

House District 13
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Gregg

House District 13
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Gregg

House District 13
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Gregg

House District 13
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Gregg

(1) Sworn 11/19/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 429. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 283. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
64th Legislature, R.S., HCR 37. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Sergeant, World War II. Military grave marker, John L. Allen, birth date 12/16/1926, death date 5/3/1993, burial in Restland Cemetery, Cunningham, Lamar County. Includes reprint of obituary in Paris News. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Obituary, John L. Allen, 5/5/1993, p. 5. Longview News-Journal.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Photographs

Photograph. John Allen, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Allen, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Allen, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Allen, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Allen, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Allen, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Allen, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Allen, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Allen, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

63rd R.S. - 1973 Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Shortages of Agricultural Equipment and Chemicals Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on State Aircraft Pooling House Administration (Chair) Liquor Regulation Liquor Regulation Investigation
62nd R.S. - 1971 Appropriations Commerce and Manufacturing Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) County Government Natural Resources (Chair) Oil and Gas Regulation Oil, Gas and Mining Rio Grande Water Study Urban Affairs Water Development, Quality, and Conservation (Chair)
61st R.S. - 1969 Appropriations Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) Management Practices in State Government Oil, Gas and Mining Urban Affairs Water Resources Study (Chair) Youth
60th R.S. - 1967 Conservation and Reclamation Juvenile Crime and Delinquency, Interim Oil, Gas and Mining Penitentiaries (Chair) Revenue and Taxation Urban Affairs
59th R.S. - 1965 Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Counties Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Inland Salt Water Pollution Oil, Gas and Mining
58th R.S. - 1963 Agriculture Congressional and Legislative Districts Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas, and Mining Saving Taxes (Chair) State Affairs (Chair)
57th R.S. - 1961 Highways and Roads Labor Liquor Regulation Motor Traffic
56th R.S. - 1959 Agriculture General Investigating Committee Livestock and Stock Raising Motor Traffic Oil, Gas, and Mining Revenue and Taxation

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