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Jack Hightower
Full Name: Jack English Hightower
Date of birth: September 6, 1926
Date of death: August 3, 2013
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
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Counties in District |
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30
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Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
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63rd
(1)
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Democrat
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Vernon / Wilbarger
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Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger
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S
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30
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Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
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62nd
(2)
(3)
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Democrat
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Vernon / Wilbarger
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Senate President Pro Tempore (62nd)
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Archer, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, King, Knox, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher, Wichita, Wilbarger
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S
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30
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Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971
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60th
(4)
61st
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Democrat
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Vernon / Wilbarger
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Archer, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, King, Knox, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher, Wichita, Wilbarger
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23
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Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
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59th
(5)
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Democrat
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Vernon / Wilbarger
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Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
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82
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Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
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53rd
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Democrat
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Vernon / Wilbarger
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Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger
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(1)
63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term.
Senate Journal.
(2)
62nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/12/1971.
Senate Journal.
(3)
2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1972 due to redistricting.
Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(4)
60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term.
Senate Journal.
(5)
2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547).
Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Selected Newspaper articles
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
83rd Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Representatives move that the House stand adjourned in memory of the Honorable Jack Hightower of Vernon and the Honorable Lois DeBerry of Tennessee.
House Journal.
56th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 66, named one of outstanding District Attorneys for the year 1959 by Texas Law Enforcement Foundation.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 38.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, 2nd C.S., SCR 5, highest office in Texas Masonry, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 117, Capitol building renovation.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
63rd Legislature, R.S., SR 931.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
74th Legislature, R.S., HR 472, retirement.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
83rd Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Senate welcomes the daughters of the late Honorable Jack Hightower; Senators Watson, Duncan, and Seliger offers remarks on his death; and the Senate adjourns sine die in his honor.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Sketches |
Special Governor Hightower Edition, April 1, 1971, pp. 1-8.
Quanah Tribune-Chief. Content provided with permission of the Quanah Tribune-Chief.
Biographical sketch and photo.
Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973.
Memorial biographical sketch and photo.
A State of Remembrance, 2015.
Hightower, Jack English.
Texas State Cemetery.
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Military Service Notes |
United States Navy, World War II, 1944-1946. Biography, U.S. Navy: "Jack Hightower graduated from Memphis High School in Memphis, Texas in May 1944. He went directly to Baylor University and immediately enrolled in the summer term. In September of 1944, Hightower turned 18 and chose to leave Baylor University and join the United States
Navy. He was sent to San Diego California for basic training and yeomen school. Hightower was later sent to work in San Francisco and was in the balcony of the Opera House when the charter creating the United Nations was signed."
Baylor University.
United States Navy. Photo and salute.
With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.
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Other Resources |
Jack English Hightower Collection. Baylor Collections of Political Materials, W.R. Poage Legislative Library,
Baylor University. Finding Aid
HIGHTOWER, Jack English (1926-2013). Representative, TX.
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
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Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators |
Named 'Honorable Mention'.
Best and Worst Legislators, 1973.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Jack Hightower, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Jack Hightower, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Jack Hightower, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Jack Hightower, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Jack Hightower, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Jack E. Hightower, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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Committee Informationtop
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63rd R.S. - 1973
Administration
(Chair)
Administration Subcommittee on Rules
Constitutional Convention Planning
Finance
Natural Resources
Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water
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62nd R.S. - 1971
Administration
(Chair)
Administration
Agriculture and Drought Disaster Relief, Special
Agriculture and Livestock
Consumer Protection
County, District and Urban Affairs
Education
Finance
Jurisprudence
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts
Medical Costs, Interim
Natural Resources
Oil and Gas
Poet Laureate Selection, Special
Privileges and Elections
Problems of Youth, Interim
Rules
(Vice Chair)
Rules of the Senate
(Vice Chair)
State Affairs
Water and Conservation
Youth Affairs
(Chair)
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61st R.S. - 1969
Agriculture and Livestock
Attraction of New Industry
Automatic Data Processing
Automobile Insurance Rates
Claims
Constitutional Amendments
(Vice Chair)
Consumer Protection
Contingent Expense
(Chair)
Corporate Farming, Livestock Feeding and Ranching Operations
Delinquent Ad Valorem Tax
Education
Finance
Jurisprudence
Livestock Marking and Branding
Motion Picture Theater Industry
Oil and Gas
State Affairs
State and Local Tax Policy
Transportation
Water and Conservation
Youth Affairs
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60th R.S. - 1967
Agriculture and Livestock
Contingent Expenses
(Chair)
Counties, Cities, and Towns
Depuration of Oysters and Other Shellfish
Finance
Game and Fish
(Chair)
Insurance
Labor and Management Relations
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts
Oil and Gas
Placement of Lieutenant Governors' Portraits
Portrait of General William C. Westmoreland
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Water and Conservation
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59th R.S. - 1965
Agriculture and Livestock
Contingent Expense
Counties, Cities and Towns
Election Law
Finance
Insurance
Labor and Management Relations
(Chair)
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts
Military and Veterans Affairs
Nursing Profession
Oil and Gas
State Affairs
Water and Conservation
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53rd R.S. - 1953
Banks and Banking
Education
Federal Relations
Public Lands and Buildings
State Affairs
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