Durwood Manford
Full Name: Thomas Durwood Manford, Jr.Date of birth: March 13, 1917
Date of death: March 24, 1988
Terms of Service top
Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 67 | Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 | 51st | Democrat | Smiley / Gonzales | Speaker | Gonzales |
H | 67 | Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 | 50th | Democrat | Smiley / Gonzales | Gonzales | |
H | 67 | Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 | 49th | Democrat | Smiley / Gonzales | Gonzales | |
H | 67 | Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 | 48th | Democrat | Smiley / Gonzales | Gonzales | |
H | 67 | Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 | 47th | Democrat | Smiley / Gonzales | Gonzales |
Terms of Service top
House District 67
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 Legislatures: 51st Speaker Party: Democrat Home City/County: Smiley / Gonzales Counties in district: Gonzales |
House District 67
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 Legislatures: 50th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Smiley / Gonzales Counties in district: Gonzales |
House District 67
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 Legislatures: 49th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Smiley / Gonzales Counties in district: Gonzales |
House District 67
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 Legislatures: 48th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Smiley / Gonzales Counties in district: Gonzales |
House District 67
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 Legislatures: 47th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Smiley / Gonzales Counties in district: Gonzales |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 51st Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 58, invitation to address the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 51st Legislature, R.S., HSR 119. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 51st Legislature, R.S., HSR 198. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 65th Legislature, R.S., HSR 83, Speaker's Day tribute. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 66th Legislature, R.S., HR 126, Speaker's Day tribute. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 282, Speaker's Day tribute. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 71st Legislature, R.S., HR 646. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- 60th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Durwood Manford. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
- Memorial, December 1988, p. 1177. Texas Bar Journal.
- Manford, Jr., Thomas Durwood. Texas State Cemetery.
Other Resources
- Describes Speaker Manford's involvement in the political and legislative processes through which the Gilmer-Aikins bills became law. Gilmer-Aikin Bills: a Study in the Legislative Process, 1950.
- Photograph, Gilmer-Aikin Bills: a Study in the Legislative Process, 1950.
Photographs
- Photograph. Durwood Manford, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Durwood Manford, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Durwood Manford, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Durwood Manford, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Durwood Manford, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Durwood Manford, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 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.
- 49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
51st R.S. - 1949
Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) | ||
50th R.S. - 1947
Criminal Jurisprudence Highways and Roads Judiciary Labor (Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations | ||
49th R.S. - 1945
Appropriations (Vice Chair) Banks and Banking Constitutional Amendments Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Highways and Roads (Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills Portraits of Lieutenant Paul Eubanks and Lieutenant Duncan Hughes, Special | ||
48th R.S. - 1943
Constitutional Amendments Game and Fisheries Highways and Roads Municipal and Private Corporations State Affairs (Chair) | ||
47th R.S. - 1941
Constitutional Amendments Judicial Districts Live Stock and Stock Raising Revenue and Taxation |
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