Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	17	Jan 13, 1959 - Nov 2, 1959	56th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda
S	17	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959	54th 55th	Democrat	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda
S	17	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Angleton / Brazoria	Senate President Pro Tempore (53rd)	Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda
S	17	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton
S	17	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951	50th 51st	Democrat	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton
H	21	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria, Matagorda
H	21	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria, Matagorda

(1) Aaron R. Schwartz, in special election 1/9/1960, succeeded Jimmy Phillips, resigned 11/2/1959. Schwartz's first session in Senate was 57th Regular. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 56th Legislature - shows Phillips served in the 47th-50th House and 51st-56th Senate; House and Senate Journals show he served in the 47th-48th House and 50th-56th Senate. Texas Legislative Manual.
(3) 53rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/27/1953. Senate Journal.
(4) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 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

Address by Honorable Jimmy Phillips on a matter of personal privilege, 48th Legislature, 5/11/1943, p. 2895. House Journal.
54th Legislature, R.S., SR 360. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial biographical sketch and photo, A State of Remembrance, 2003.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, World War II, Sergeant. "Early in 1943, Jimmy resigned his draft-exempt office as a State Representative and volunteered to become a private in the U.S. Army. After serving in military intelligence in the U.S. Army, he was honorably discharged having reached the rank of sergeant in 1946; and later in the same year, was elected to the Texas Senate." Obituary, Jimmy Phillips, 1/16/2002. Austin American-Statesman.
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. Jimmy Phillips, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Jimmy Phillips, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jimmy Phillips, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jimmy Phillips, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jimmy Phillips, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jimmy Phillips, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jimmy Phillips, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jimmy Phillips, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jimmy Phillips, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jimmy Phillips, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

56th R.S. - 1959 Banking (Chair) Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Finance Game and Fish Insurance Jurisprudence Military and Veterans Affairs Nominations Oil and Gas Privileges and Elections State Affairs Water and Conservation
55th R.S. - 1957 Archives, Texas Employment Commission, and Insurance Buildings Banking Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Finance Game and Fish Insurance Jurisprudence Military and Veterans Affairs Nominations Oil and Gas State Affairs Utilize Available Space in Capitol Building Water and Conservation
54th R.S. - 1955 Aeronautics Banking (Chair) Contingent Expenses Criminal Jurisprudence Finance Game and Fish Insurance Judicial Districts Military and Veterans Affairs Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation Privileges and Elections Public Lands and Land Office Representative Districts Rules Senatorial Disticts (Chair) State Affairs State Penitentiaries Town and City Corporations Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
53rd R.S. - 1953 Agricultural Affairs Assignment or Employment, Special Banking (Vice Chair) Committee of the Whole Senate Congressional Districts Contingent Expenses Enrolled and Engrossed Bills Finance Game and Fish General Investigating Insurance Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Oil, Gas and Conservation (Chair) Privileges and Elections Public Printing Rules State Affairs State Penitentiaries Water Resources Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
52nd R.S. - 1951 Assignment, Special Commerce and Manufacturing Contingent Expenses Finance Game and Fish Insurance Interstate Cooperation Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Military and Veterans' Affairs Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation Privileges and Elections State Affairs (Chair) State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries (Vice Chair) Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
51st R.S. - 1949 Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair) Finance Game and Fish Insurance Military Affairs Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation Penitentiaries (Chair) Public Health Public Printing (Chair) Veterans' Affairs Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
50th R.S. - 1947 Commerce and Manufacturing Criminal Jurisprudence Engrossed Bills (Chair) Finance Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Labor Military Affairs Penitentiaries (Vice Chair) Public Debts, Claims and Accounts (Vice Chair) Veterans' Affairs
48th R.S. - 1943 Game and Fisheries Insurance Oil, Gas, and Mining Penitentiaries Prison System and Management (Vice Chair) Revenue and Taxation
47th R.S. - 1941 Game and Fisheries Insurance Interstate Cooperation Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation Un-American Activities

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