Jack R. Hawkins
Full Name: Jack Ross HawkinsDate of birth: September 1, 1905
Date of death: April 1, 1988
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 26 | Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 | 62nd | Democrat | Groesbeck / Limestone | Freestone, Limestone, Navarro | |
| H | 26 | Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 | 61st | Democrat | Groesbeck / Limestone | Freestone, Limestone, Navarro | |
| H | 26 | Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 | 60th | Democrat | Groesbeck / Limestone | Freestone, Limestone, Navarro | |
| H | 27 | Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 | 59th (1) | Democrat | Groesbeck / Limestone | Falls, Freestone, Limestone |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Sworn on 11/10/1964 and again on 11/20/1964. Oaths of Office. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 62nd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Groesbeck / Limestone
- Counties in district:
- Freestone, Limestone, Navarro
- Legislatures:
- 61st
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Groesbeck / Limestone
- Counties in district:
- Freestone, Limestone, Navarro
- Legislatures:
- 60th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Groesbeck / Limestone
- Counties in district:
- Freestone, Limestone, Navarro
- Legislatures:
- 59th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Groesbeck / Limestone
- Counties in district:
- Falls, Freestone, Limestone
Terms of service notes
(1) Sworn on 11/10/1964 and again on 11/20/1964. Oaths of Office. ↩
Biographical Information
- 61st Legislature, 2nd C.S., HSR 17. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 120. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 65th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 13. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- Memorials, Jack R. Hawkins '27, Tarleton State University. Alumni J-TAC, July 1988, p. 15, crediting Tarleton State University. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Jack Ross Hawkins, birth date 9/1/1905 (corrected information) in Stephenville, Erath County, parents Wade Hampton Hawkins and Martha Ware. FamilySearch Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1936.
- Jack Ross Hawkins, death date 4/1/1988 in Limestone County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
- Jack Ross Hawkins, birth date 9/1/1905, death date 4/1/1988, burial in Fort Parker Memorial Park, Groesbeck, Limestone County. Includes photograph of "Special tribute to Euleta & Jack Hawkins, who operated the Groesbeck Journal for many years. Picture circa 1931." Find a Grave.
- Hillary Manning, "owner of a large plantation who operated one of the two Butler Soldiers homes," in "War Memorial Unveiled at Butler Sunday," The Fairfield Recorder, 9/9/1965, p. 1. "At the ceremony, state representative Jack Hawkins of Groesbeck gave the invocation." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. Jack R. Hawkins, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jack R. Hawkins, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jack R. Hawkins, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jack R. Hawkins, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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