George Moffett

George Clarence Moffett

Full Name: George Clarence "Cotton" Moffett
Date of birth: November 20, 1895
Date of death: January 4, 1972

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 23 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th (1)   Democrat Chillicothe / Hardeman   Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
S 23 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th (2)   Democrat Chillicothe / Hardeman   Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
S 23 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961 55th (3)   56th   Democrat Chillicothe / Hardeman   Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
S 23 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957 53rd (4)   54th   Democrat Chillicothe / Hardeman   Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
S 23 Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 52nd (5)   Democrat Chillicothe / Hardeman   Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
S 23 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951 50th   51st   Democrat Chillicothe / Hardeman   Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
S 23 Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947 49th (6)   48th   49th (6)   Democrat Chillicothe / Hardeman Senate President Pro Tempore (49th)   Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
S 23 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 12, 1943 46th (7)   47th   Democrat Chillicothe / Hardeman   Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
H 114 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 45th   Democrat Chillicothe / Hardeman   Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox
H 114 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat Chillicothe / Hardeman   Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox
H 114 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (8)   Democrat Chillicothe / Hardeman   Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox
H 114 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Chillicothe / Hardeman   Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox

(1) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 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.
(3) Farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(4) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-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.
(6) 49th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/9/1945. Senate Journal.
(7) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-Elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1939, p. 8. Senate Journal.
(8) Farming. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 23
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chillicothe / Hardeman
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
Senate District 23
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chillicothe / Hardeman
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
Senate District 23
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 55th (3)   56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chillicothe / Hardeman
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
Senate District 23
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 53rd (4)   54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chillicothe / Hardeman
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
Senate District 23
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd (5)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chillicothe / Hardeman
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
Senate District 23
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 50th   51st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chillicothe / Hardeman
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
Senate District 23
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th (6)   48th   49th (6)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (49th)
(49th)
(49th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chillicothe / Hardeman
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
Senate District 23
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 46th (7)   47th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chillicothe / Hardeman
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
House District 114
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chillicothe / Hardeman
Counties in district: Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox
House District 114
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chillicothe / Hardeman
Counties in district: Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox
House District 114
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (8)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chillicothe / Hardeman
Counties in district: Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox
House District 114
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chillicothe / Hardeman
Counties in district: Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox

(1) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 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.
(3) Farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(4) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-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.
(6) 49th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/9/1945. Senate Journal.
(7) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-Elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1939, p. 8. Senate Journal.
(8) Farming. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
  • The George Moffett Story, tribute edition and photos, 4/2/1964, including "Moffett Authority on Amendments," "Moffetts Among Nation's Pioneer Families," "George Moffett Man of Year," "Moffett Authors More Than 100 Bills," and "George Moffett --- Dean of Legislature." Quanah Tribune-Chief.
  • Moffett, George Clarence. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

  • Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.
  • Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

58th R.S. - 1963
Agriculture and Livestock (Chair) 
Contingent Expense  
Finance  
Insurance  
Interstate-Cooperation  
Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) 
Oil and Gas  
Rules  
State Affairs  
Water and Conservation  
57th R.S. - 1961
Agriculture and Livestock (Chair) 
Contingent Expenses  
Finance  
Game and Fish  
Interstate Cooperation  
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Oil and Gas (Vice Chair) 
Rules  
State Affairs  
Water and Conservation  
56th R.S. - 1959
Agriculture and Livestock (Chair) 
Assignment, Special  
Constitutional Amendments  
Contingent Expense  
Finance  
Interstate Cooperation  
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Oil and Gas (Vice Chair) 
Rules  
State Affairs  
Transportation  
Water and Conservation  
55th R.S. - 1957
Agriculture and Livestock (Chair) 
Constitutional Amendments  
Contingent Expenses  
Finance  
Interstate Cooperation  
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Oil and Gas (Vice Chair) 
Rules (Vice Chair) 
State Affairs  
Transportation  
Water and Conservation  
54th R.S. - 1955
Aeronautics  
Agriculture (Chair) 
Congressional Districts  
Constitutional Amendments  
Contingent Expenses  
Federal Relations  
Finance  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Interstate Cooperation  
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Oil, Gas and Conservation (Vice Chair) 
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Public Lands and Land Office  
State Affairs  
Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair) 
Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage  
53rd R.S. - 1953
Aeronautics  
Agricultural Affairs (Chair) 
Assignment or Employment, Special  
Committee of the Whole Senate  
Congressional Districts  
Contingent Expenses  
Finance  
Interstate Cooperation  
Military and Veterans' Affairs  
Nominations of the Governor  
Oil, Gas and Conservation (Vice Chair) 
Public Lands and Land Office  
State Affairs  
Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair) 
Texas Commission on Higher Education  
Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage  
52nd R.S. - 1951
Aeronautics  
Agricultural Affairs (Chair) 
Finance  
Internal Improvements (Vice Chair) 
Military and Veterans' Affairs  
Oil, Gas and Conservation  
Senatorial Districts (Vice Chair) 
State Affairs  
State Highways and Motor Traffic  
Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair) 
Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage  
51st R.S. - 1949
Agriculture (Chair) 
Commerce and Manufacturing  
Constitutional Amendments  
Finance  
Highways and Motor Traffic (Vice Chair) 
Military Affairs  
Oil, Gas and Conservation  
Public Lands and Land Office (Vice Chair) 
Stock and Stock Raising  
Veterans' Affairs  
Water Code  
50th R.S. - 1947
Agriculture (Vice Chair) 
Finance  
Interstate Cooperation  
Judicial Districts  
Legislative Audit, Special  
Military Affairs  
Oil, Gas and Conservation  
Public Health  
Representative Districts  
State Affairs (Chair) 
Stock and Stock Raising  
Student Activities at A&M College, Investigation, Special  
Veterans' Affairs  
49th R.S. - 1945
Aeronautics (Vice Chair) 
Agriculture (Vice Chair) 
Congressional Districts  
Constitutional Amendments  
Federal Relations (Chair) 
Game and Fish  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) 
Labor  
Military Affairs  
Nominations of the Governor  
Oil, Gas and Conservation  
Penitentiaries  
Public Health  
Public Lands and Land Office  
Representative Districts  
Rules  
State Affairs  
Stock and Stock Raising (Chair) 
Veterans' Affairs (Vice Chair) 
48th R.S. - 1943
Agricultural Affairs (Chair) 
Commerce and Manufacturing  
Congressional Districts  
Finance  
Interstate Cooperation (Chair) 
Legislative Audit, Special  
Military Affairs  
Nominations of the Governor  
Oil, Gas and Conservation  
Rules  
Senatorial Districts  
State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
State Departments and Institutions  
Stock and Stock Raising  
47th R.S. - 1941
Agriculture (Chair) 
Constitutional Amendments  
Finance  
Interstate Cooperation  
Labor  
Military Affairs  
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage  
Nominations of Governor  
Public Health  
Public Lands and Land Office (Vice Chair) 
Stock and Stock Raising  
Un-American Activities  
46th R.S. - 1939
Agriculture  
Constitutional Amendments (Chair) 
Finance  
Interstate Co-operation  
Military Affairs  
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage  
Nominations of Governor  
Penitentiaries  
Public Lands and Land Office  
Stock and Stock Raising (Chair) 
45th R.S. - 1937
Agriculture  
Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) 
Constitutional Amendments  
Liquor Traffic  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
44th R.S. - 1935
Agriculture  
Banks and Banking  
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Constitutional Amendments  
Liquor Traffic  
Questionnaire for Members, Special  
Rules  
43rd R.S. - 1933
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Constitutional Amendments (Chair) 
Public Lands and Buildings  
Revenue and Taxation  
42nd R.S. - 1931
Banks and Banking  
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
Revenue and Taxation  
State Affairs  
Tax Survey Committee  

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