Rufus Underwood Kilpatrick

Full Name: Rufus Underwood Kilpatrick
Date of birth: March 17, 1916
Date of death: August 9, 1992

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	9-1	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	9-1	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	9-1	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	9-1	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	9-1	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	9-1	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	9-1	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	9-1	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson

(1) Moving and storage. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

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House District 9-1
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 9-1
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 9-1
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 9-1
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 9-1
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 9-1
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 9-1
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 9-1
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, R.S., HSR 307. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 223. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 193. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 246. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 75. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Rufus Underwood Kilpatrick, death date 8/9/1992 in Jefferson County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.

Photographs

Photograph. Rufus Kilpatrick, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rufus Kilpatrick, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rufus Kilpatrick, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rufus Kilpatrick, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rufus U. Kilpatrick, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rufus U. Kilpatrick, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rufus U. Kilpatrick, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rufus U. Kilpatrick, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Rufus U. Kilpatrick, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

62nd 3rd C.S. - 1972 Revenue and Taxation
62nd R.S. - 1971 Counties Labor Motor Transportation Parks and Wildlife Public Education Financing Revenue and Taxation (Vice Chair) Revenue and Taxation, Interim State Tax Policy
61st R.S. - 1969 Beach Study Conservation and Reclamation Counties Motor Transportation (Chair) Narcotics Investigating Parks and Wildlife Urban Affairs
60th R.S. - 1967 Beaches Counties Enrolled Bills Motor Traffic (Vice Chair) Parks and Wildlife Urban Affairs
59th R.S. - 1965 Counties Game and Fisheries Motor Traffic (Vice Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations Pleasure Island Public Lands and Buildings
58th R.S. - 1963 Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Motor Traffic (Vice Chair) Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections School Districts State Hospitals and Special Schools
57th R.S. - 1961 Aeronautics Counties Motor Traffic (Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Salt Water Pollution
56th R.S. - 1959 Enrolled Bills (Chair) Military and Veteran's Affairs Motor Traffic (Vice Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations Penitentiaries
55th R.S. - 1957 Archives, Texas Employment Commission, and Insurance Buildings Engrossed Bills Motor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Printing

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