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Jarrard Secrest Full Name: Jarrard Secrest Date of birth: June 5, 1915 Date of death: July 12, 1966 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 13 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th (1)   Democrat Temple / Bell   Bell, McLennan, Milam S 13 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961 56th (2)   55th   56th (2)   Democrat Temple / Bell Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)   Bell, McLennan, Milam S 13 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957 53rd (3)   54th   Democrat Temple / Bell   Bell, McLennan, Milam (1) 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. (2) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 5/18/1959; and Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 6/16/1959. Senate Journal. (3) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 56th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 78. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 60th Legislature, R.S., SR 27. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Memorial, October 1966, p. 874. Texas Bar Journal. Military Service Notes FBI, 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. Jarrard Secrest, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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. 57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 57th R.S. - 1961 Banking   Education   Election Law   Game and Fish   Insurance   Nominations   Privileges and Elections   Public Health   State Affairs   Water and Conservation   56th R.S. - 1959 Agriculture and Livestock   Finance   Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair)  Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Nominations   Privileges and Elections   Public Health   State Fiscal System   55th R.S. - 1957 Agriculture and Livestock   Banking (Chair)  General Investigating   Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair)  Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   Public Health   State Affairs   54th R.S. - 1955 Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Federal Relations   General Investigating   Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair)  Privileges and Elections (Chair)  Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health   State Affairs   State Planning Commission   Town and City Corporations   Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage   53rd R.S. - 1953 Civil Jurisprudence   Committee of the Whole Senate   Counties and County Boundaries (Chair)  Interstate Cooperation   Nominations of the Governor   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   State Planning Commission   Towns and City Corporations

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