John L. Crosthwait

John Leake Crosthwait

Full Name: John Leake Crosthwait
Date of birth: August 23, 1891
Date of death: July 29, 1963

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 51-1 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 51-1 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 51-1 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 51-1 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 50-1 Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 52nd   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 50-1 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 50-1 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 50-1 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 51-F Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 47th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall

(1) Accountant. "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.

Terms of Service top

House District 51-1
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 51-1
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 51-1
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 51-1
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 50-1
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 50-1
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 50-1
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 50-1
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 51-F
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall

(1) Accountant. "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.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Other Resources

  • Obituary, "Legislator Crosthwait Dies at 72," 7/30/1963, p. 1. Photo, "Crosthwait Recalled as Fiery Legislator," 7/30/1963, p. 8. Dallas Morning News.
  • John Leake Crosthwait, birth date 8/23/1891 in Dallas; death date 7/29/1963 in Dallas, Dallas County; retired, state legislator. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • John L. Crosthwait (1891-1963), Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas. "Former state legislator, county auditor and banker. Noted for his 16 years as a fiery member of the Texas House of representatives." Find a Grave.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

55th R.S. - 1957
Banks and Banking  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
54th R.S. - 1955
Contingent Expenses  
Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
Liquor Regulation (Chair) 
Local and Uncontested Bills  
Revenue and Taxation  
53rd R.S. - 1953
Appropriations  
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Liquor Regulation (Chair) 
Local and Uncontested Bills  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
52nd R.S. - 1951
Contingent Expenses  
Counties  
Game and Fisheries  
Liquor Regulation  
Oil, Gas and Mining (Chair) 
51st R.S. - 1949
Claims and Accounts  
Counties  
Game and Fisheries  
Municipal and Private Corporations (Chair) 
Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
State Affairs  
50th R.S. - 1947
Contingent Expenses  
Enrolled Bills (Chair) 
Game and Fisheries  
Insurance  
Oil, Gas, and Mining  
State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
49th R.S. - 1945
Banks and Banking  
Counties  
Game and Fisheries  
Highways and Roads  
Insurance  
Military Affairs (Vice Chair) 
State Affairs  
47th R.S. - 1941
Banks and Banking  
Counties  
Game and Fisheries  
Labor  
Labor Unions and Activities, Investigation, Special  
Rules  

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