Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	58	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Kenedy / Karnes	Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, La Salle, McMullen, Wilson
H	58	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Kenedy / Karnes	Bee, Karnes, Wilson
H	58	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Kenedy / Karnes	Bee, Karnes, Wilson

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

United States Marines, Purple Heart medal. Obituary, 4/9/1979, p. 2. Corpus Christi Caller-Times.

Other Resources

Obituary, "Gerald Butler Dies at Age 50," 4/9/1979, p. 2. Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
Gerald Duane Butler, birth date 1/9/1929 in Falls City, Karnes County. FamilySearch Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935.
Gerald Duane Butler, death date 4/7/1979 in Travis County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
Gerald Duane "Jerry" Butler, birth date 1/9/1929, death date 4/7/1979, burial in Butler Family Cemetery, Kenedy, Karnes County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Judge Butler Dies at 73," 12/13/1959, p. 22. Judge Verner M. Butler, county judge and former state representative, death date 12/12/1959 in Floresville. Relatives: Verner M. Butler - father; Jerry Butler - son. San Antonio Express-News.

Photographs

Photograph. Jerry Butler, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jerry Butler, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jerry Butler, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jerry Butler, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

58th R.S. - 1963 Charges by Representatives W. T. Dungan and Ronald Roberts re: Textbook Investigating Interim Committee, Investigation, Special Common Carriers Game and Fisheries (Vice Chair) Insurance Labor (Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations
57th R.S. - 1961 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Liquor Regulation Motor Traffic
56th R.S. - 1959 Criminal Jurisprudence Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) Game and Fisheries Judiciary Oil, Gas, and Mining

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