Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	7	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Tyler / Smith	Senate President Pro Tempore (59th)	Camp, Henderson, Kaufman, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
S	7	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Tyler / Smith		Camp, Henderson, Kaufman, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
S	7	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Tyler / Smith		Camp, Henderson, Kaufman, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood

(1) 59th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 2/23/1966. Senate Journal.
(2) 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.
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

57th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 4. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2015.

Military Service Notes

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. Galloway Calhoun, Jr., 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Galloway Calhoun, Jr., 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Galloway Calhoun, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

59th R.S. - 1965 Banking Counties, Cities and Towns Enrolled and Engrossed Bills Finance Insurance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Oil and Gas (Chair) Rules State Affairs State and Local Tax Policy Transportation
58th R.S. - 1963 Banking Constitutional Amendments Counties, Cities and Towns Finance Game and Fish General Investigating (Chair) Insurance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts Oil and Gas (Vice Chair) Rules State Affairs Transportation (Chair)
57th R.S. - 1961 Banking Claims Game and Fish General Investigating Nominations Oil and Gas Privileges and Elections State Building Commission - Constructing State Emergency Operating Center State Departments and Institutions (Chair) State Insurance Board, Investigation

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