Elmer McVey

Elmer McVey

Full Name: Clinton Elmer McVey
Date of birth: January 22, 1913
Date of death: May 28, 1990

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 57 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Teague / Freestone   Freestone

Terms of Service top

House District 57
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Teague / Freestone
Counties in district: Freestone

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, November 1990, p. 1260. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

  • Clinton Elmer McVey, birth date 1/22/1913 in Shamrock, Texas; address in Teague, Freestone County; student, University of Texas; draft registration 10/16/1940 in Teague, Freestone County. FamilySearch Texas World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
  • United States Marine Corps, Sergeant, Second Marine Division, World War II. McVey received the Purple Heart for wounds received during the battle at Tarawa and the Second Marine Division was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. Obituaries, The Teague Chronicle, 6/14/1990, pp. 2 and 4, crediting Fairfield Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 6/14/1990, p. 2 6/14/1990, p. 4

Other Resources

  • Clinton Elmer McVey, Jr., death date 5/28/1990 in Fort Bend County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
  • Obituaries, "Former State Rep. and Decorated Marine Elmer McVey Passes Away," The Teague Chronicle, 6/14/1990, p. 2, originally published in Bryan-College Station Eagle, 5/30/1990; "Former Teague Resident . . . Funeral Services Held for Elmer McVey," The Teague Chronicle, 6/14/1990, p. 4; crediting Fairfield Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 6/14/1990, p. 2 6/14/1990, p. 4

Photographs

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Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947
Agriculture  
Congressional and Legislative Districts (Vice Chair) 
Conservation and Reclamation  
Interstate Cooperation  
Public Printing  

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