Tom Moore, Jr.

Full Name: Thomas Paul "Tom" Moore, Jr.
Date of birth: May 16, 1918
Date of death: April 16, 2017

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	35-2	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	35-2	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	35-2	Feb 13, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan

(1) Tom Moore, Jr. elected in runoff election on 2/4/1967; succeeded George Cowden who resigned effective 12/31/1966. Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
(2) Tom Moore, Jr., in special [sic] election 2/4/1967, sworn 2/13/1967, succeeded George M. Cowden, resigned 12/31/1966. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Special election 1/7/1967, runoff 2/4/1967. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001.

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House District 35-2
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

House District 35-2
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

House District 35-2
Feb 13, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 378. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, World War II, 1943-1946. Obituary, "Former DA, Legislator Tom Moore Leaves Colorful Legacy," 4/17/2017. Waco Tribune-Herald.

Other Resources

Notice of death, 4/19/2017. Speaker of the House.
In 1971, sponsored a resolution commending Albert de Salvo, more commonly known as the Boston Strangler. Urban Legends Reference Pages.

Photographs

Photograph. Tom Moore, Jr., 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Moore, Jr., 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Moore, Jr., 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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 R.S. - 1971 Criminal Jurisprudence Highways and Roads Judiciary Public Lands and Buildings Youth
61st R.S. - 1969 Conservation and Reclamation Highways and Roads Judicial Districts Penitentiaries School Districts
60th R.S. - 1967 Livestock and Stock Raising Military and Veterans' Affairs Penitentiaries Public Lands and Buildings School Districts

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