Menton J. Murray

Full Name: Menton Joseph Murray, Sr.
Date of birth: October 25, 1907
Date of death: September 8, 1989

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	51	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Cameron, Hidalgo
H	46-1	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy
H	46-1	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy
H	47-1	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Cameron
H	39-1	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Cameron
H	39-1	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Cameron
H	39-1	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Cameron
H	39-1	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Cameron
H	39-1	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Cameron
H	39-1	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Cameron
H	39-1	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Cameron
H	72	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Cameron
H	72	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Harlingen / Cameron	Cameron

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service top

House District 51
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo

House District 46-1
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy

House District 46-1
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy

House District 47-1
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

House District 39-1
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

House District 39-1
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

House District 39-1
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

House District 39-1
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

House District 39-1
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

House District 39-1
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

House District 39-1
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

House District 72
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

House District 72
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Harlingen / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 564. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 565. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 502, designating Representatives McIlhaney, Murray, and Smith, Deans of the House, 5/18/1965. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 504, designating Representative Murray Dean of the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 509, designating Representative Murray Dean of the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 398. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
64th Legislature, R.S., HCR 40. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 35. Resolutions - Memorial.
Addresses to Joint Session honoring Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr., by Senator Ralph Hall, Representative Menton Murray, Governor Dolph Briscoe, and Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr., pursuant to SR 347, 62nd 3rd C.S. and SCR 95, 63rd R.S. 63rd Legislature, R.S., 5/26/1973, pp. 1557-1560. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

MURRAY, MENTON JOSEPH, SR. (1907-1989). Handbook of Texas Online.

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. Menton J. Murray, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Menton J. Murray, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Utilization of Construction Funds Criminal Jurisprudence Liquor Regulation
62nd R.S. - 1971 Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Elections General Investigating, Special (Chair) Higher Education (Chair) Judiciary Vocational-Technical Education, Interim
61st R.S. - 1969 Beach Study Conservation and Reclamation Elections General Investigating Higher Education (Chair) Judiciary Mental Health and Mental Retardation Oceanography (Vice Chair)
60th R.S. - 1967 Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) Mental Health and Mental Retardation Military and Veterans' Affairs Public Health Water
59th R.S. - 1965 Aeronautics Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) Labor Public Health Water Resources (Chair)
58th R.S. - 1963 Aeronautics Appropriations Congressional and Legislative Districts (Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Conservation of Soil and Water Resources (Vice Chair) Public Health
57th R.S. - 1961 Aeronautics Claims and Accounts Conservation and Reclamation General Investigating, Special Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation
56th R.S. - 1959 Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Education General Investigating Committee (Chair) Judiciary Leasing of Certain Highway Rights-of-Way for Oil and Gas Purposes by the State Highway Department, Special (Vice Chair) Local Water Districts State Affairs
55th R.S. - 1957 Banks and Banking Conservation and Reclamation Counties (Chair) Judiciary Public Health
54th R.S. - 1955 Banks and Banking Counties Game and Fisheries Judiciary Public Printing
53rd R.S. - 1953 Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments Counties Highways and Roads Municipal and Private Corporations
52nd R.S. - 1951 Banks and Banking Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Engrossed Bills Judiciary
51st R.S. - 1949 Aeronautics Agriculture Conservation and Reclamation Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Vice Chair) Judiciary

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