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Otha Birkner
Full Name: Otha Wyatt "Skeet" Birkner
Date of birth: November 19, 1924
Date of death: May 30, 2018
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
H
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30
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Jan 10, 1967 - Aug 22, 1967
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60th
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(2)
(3)
(4)
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Democrat
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Bay City / Matagorda
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Matagorda, Wharton
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H
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32
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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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Bay City / Matagorda
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Jackson, Matagorda
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H
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32
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Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
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58th
(6)
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Democrat
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Van Vleck / Matagorda
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Jackson, Matagorda
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(1)
"Vacancies are high in Legislature," 8/24/1967. "Birkner . . . resigned Tuesday (8/22/1976) to accept appointment as a Matagorda County commissioner for the unexpired term of the late Commissioner Bill Tillman."
Houston Chronicle.
(2)
Donald R. Uher, in special election 12/16/1967, sworn 12/21/1967, succeeded Otha Birkner, resigned 8/2/1967.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-1992, 1992.
(3)
Donald R. Uher, in special election 12/16/1967, sworn 12/21/1967, succeeded Otha Birkner, resigned 8/22/1967. First session was 60th 1st Called Session.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4)
Special election 11/11/1967, runoff 12/16/1967.
Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001.
(5)
Sworn 12/29/1964.
Oaths of Office.
(6)
Sworn 11/23/1962.
Oaths of Office.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Selected Newspaper articles
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
80th Legislature, R.S., HR 427.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
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Other Resources |
Otha Wyatt "Skeet" Birkner, birth date 11/19/1924, death date 5/30/2018, photos, obituary, burial in Vanderpool Cemetery, Vanderpool, Bandera County.
Find a Grave.
Mentioned in obituary for wife, Melba Rose Cook Birkner, 3/23/2006.
The Monitor.
Mentioned in "The Most Colorful Time of the Year," 11/9/2012.
San Antonio Express-News.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Otha Birkner, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Otha Birkner, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Otha Birkner, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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.
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