Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	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.

Biographical Notes and Resources 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.

Biographical Sketches

• Obituary, John L. Allen, 5/5/1993, p. 5. Longview News-Journal.

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

• 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