Neil Caldwell

Full Name: Vernon Neil Caldwell
Date of birth: November 13, 1929
Date of death: February 6, 2018

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	20	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Alvin / Brazoria	Brazoria
H	20	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Alvin / Brazoria	Brazoria
H	19	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Alvin / Brazoria	Brazoria
H	19	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Alvin / Brazoria	Brazoria
H	19	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Alvin / Brazoria	Brazoria
H	23	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Angleton / Brazoria	Brazoria
H	23	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Alvin / Brazoria	Brazoria
H	23	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Alvin / Brazoria	Brazoria
H	23	Feb 22, 1960 - Jan 10, 1961	56th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Alvin / Brazoria	Brazoria

(1) Sworn 11/16/1962. Oaths of Office.
(2) Neil Caldwell, in special election 1/9/1960, sworn 2/22/1960, succeeded Sam H. Bass, Jr., resigned 11/23/1959. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Sworn 2/22/1960; news article, "Alvin Attorney Takes Oath." Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service top

House District 20
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Alvin / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 20
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Alvin / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 19
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Alvin / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 19
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Alvin / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 19
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Alvin / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 23
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Angleton / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 23
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Alvin / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 23
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Alvin / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 23
Feb 22, 1960 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Alvin / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Address by Governor John Connally to the House of Representatives at presentation of sculptural bust of the Governor by Representative Neil Caldwell, in accordance with provisions of HSR 129, 59th R.S., 3/1/1965, pp. 434-435. House Journal.
60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 412, designating Representative Caldwell "Artist Laureate of the House." Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Legislator/Artist exhibit, Neil Caldwell. Legislative Reference Library.
Caldwell, Neil. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Vernon Neil Caldwell, birth date 11/31/1929 in Gulf, Matagorda County. FamilySearch Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935.
Author and illustrator of political cartoon collection, LRL collection, 328 C127. Inside the Texas Legislature with State Representative Neil Caldwell, 1969.
V. Neil Caldwell. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical study of William Goyens by Daniel James Kubiak, illustrations by Neil Caldwell. LRL collection, 976.403 G749K 1972. Monument to a Black Man, 1972.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
Notice of death, 2/8/2018. Speaker of the House.
"Justice in Black and White," October 2004, p. 729. Texas Bar Journal.
Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly.
Texas State Artist, 1987-1988. Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.
Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

Photograph. Neil Caldwell, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Neil Caldwell, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Neil Caldwell, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Neil Caldwell, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Neil Caldwell, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Neil Caldwell, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Neil Caldwell, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Neil Caldwell, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board

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.
64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

64th R.S. - 1975 Appropriations Emotionally Disturbed Youth, Special (Chair) Labor (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters)
63rd R.S. - 1973 Appropriations (Chair) Appropriations Subcommittee on Performance Evaluation and Review of State Programs (Chair) Constitutional Convention Planning Reorganization and Modernization of Public Education (Committee of 24), Interim
62nd R.S. - 1971 Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Highways and Roads House Rules and Procedures Judiciary Labor
61st R.S. - 1969 Congressional and Legislative Districts (Vice Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Counties Foundations Historical Preservation, Special Labor Public Health
60th R.S. - 1967 Congressional and Legislative Districts (Vice Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Labor Penitentiaries Public Health State Officials on Suggested Legislation of the Council of State Governments
59th R.S. - 1965 Criminal Jurisprudence Education Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) Judiciary School Districts
58th R.S. - 1963 Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Judiciary Labor Public Printing (Vice Chair) Revenue and Taxation
57th R.S. - 1961 Bay Development and Use (Vice Chair) Beach Development Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) Judiciary Labor Paintings in the House of Representatives Public Health State Affairs

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