J.P. Word

Full Name: James Powell Word
Date of birth: June 24, 1929
Date of death: October 12, 2009

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	12	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Meridian / Bosque		Bandera, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Real, San Saba, Somervell
S	12	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971	61st ⁽²⁾ 60th ⁽³⁾ 61st ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Meridian / Bosque	Senate President Pro Tempore (61st)	Bandera, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Real, San Saba, Somervell
S	12	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Meridian / Bosque		Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell
S	12	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Meridian / Bosque		Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell

(1) 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.
(2) 61st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 8/26/1969; and 2nd C.S., elected 8/27/1969. Senate Journal.
(3) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 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.
(5) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 12
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Meridian / Bosque
Counties in district: Bandera, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Real, San Saba, Somervell

Senate District 12
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st ⁽²⁾ 60th ⁽³⁾ 61st ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (61st)
(61st)
(61st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Meridian / Bosque
Counties in district: Bandera, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Real, San Saba, Somervell

Senate District 12
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Meridian / Bosque
Counties in district: Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell

Senate District 12
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Meridian / Bosque
Counties in district: Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

58th Legislature, R.S., SR 552. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 130. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, 2nd C.S., HSR 10, President Pro Tempore of Texas Senate. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2011.
Memorial, December 2009, p. 959. Texas Bar Journal.
Word, James Powell. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Korean War. "He served with the United States Army in Korea in the 302nd Military Intelligence Corps from 1950 to 1953." Texas State Cemetery.
United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Photographs

Photograph. J.P. Word, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.P. Word, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.P. Word, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.P. Word, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.P. Word, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Administration Agriculture and Drought Disaster Relief, Special Agriculture and Livestock Banking County, District and Urban Affairs Economic Development (Vice Chair) Environment Finance (Vice Chair) General Investigating, Special (Chair) Insurance Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts (Chair) Licensing and Examining Boards, Interim Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair) Problems of Youth, Interim Rules Rules of the Senate State Affairs State Artist Selection, Special Unemployment Compensation and Workmen's Compensation Laws, Interim Water and Conservation Youth Affairs
61st R.S. - 1969 Agricultural Potential for the '70s Agriculture and Livestock Automatic Data Processing (Chair) Banking Contingent Expense County, District, and Urban Affairs Education Finance General Investigating (Chair) Historical and Recreational Sites Insurance Labor and Management Relations Natural Fibers and Textile Development Nominations (Chair) Public Health Public Utility Commission State Affairs Water and Conservation Youth Affairs
60th R.S. - 1967 Banking Constitutional Revision Commission Contingent Expenses Counties, Cities, and Towns Economy in State Government Finance Game and Fish General Investigating Insurance Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts (Chair) Privileges and Elections Public Health State Affairs Water and Conservation
59th R.S. - 1965 Agriculture and Livestock Banking Counties, Cities and Towns Finance Game and Fish (Vice Chair) Insurance Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts State Affairs Water and Conservation
58th R.S. - 1963 Agriculture and Livestock Banking Claims Counties, Cities and Towns Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts Military and Veterans Affairs Poet Laureate Selection, Special Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) Water and Conservation

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