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Jake Johnson Full Name: Jake Johnson Date of birth: May 12, 1931 Date of death: September 8, 2006 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 H 57-1 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 57-1 Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 61st   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 57-1 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 68-1 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 68-1 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th (1)   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 68-1 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar (1) Sworn 11/20/1962. Oaths of Office.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 674. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 59th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 28. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 475. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 433. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches "Recalling the Fighting Champ of Texas Politics," 1/26/1990. Austin American-Statesman. Obituary, 9/10/2006, p. 5B. "Died Saturday [9/9/2006]. He was 75." San Antonio Express-News. Obituary, 9/12/2006. "Passed away Friday, September 8, at the age of 75." San Antonio Express-News. Johnson, Jake. Texas State Cemetery. Other Resources "Round Rock Gets Re-'Leaf': Former Lege Buries Acorns to Clear Air," 1/14/1993, p. 2. Austin American-Statesman. "How the Devil Saved Establishment's Fair," 4/26/1998, p. 2A. San Antonio Express-News. Photographs Photograph. Jake Johnson, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jake Johnson, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jake Johnson, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jake Johnson, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jake Johnson, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jake Johnson, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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. Committee Informationtop 62nd R.S. - 1971 Appropriations   Consumer Credit (Chair)  Historic Flags (Chair)  Labor   Livestock   Military Affairs (Chair)  Motor Transportation   61st R.S. - 1969 Governmental Affairs and Efficiency   Military Affairs (Chair)  Motor Transportation   Oil, Gas and Mining   Penitentiaries   60th R.S. - 1967 Counties   Labor   Military and Veterans' Affairs (Vice Chair)  Motor Traffic   State Affairs   59th R.S. - 1965 Game and Fisheries   Highways and Roads   Penitentiaries   State Affairs   State Hospitals and Special Schools   58th R.S. - 1963 Aeronautics   Military and Veterans' Affairs   Penitentiaries   Public Printing   57th R.S. - 1961 Congressional and Legislative Districts   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Game and Fisheries   Livestock and Stock Raising   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Saving Taxes

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