Herman V. Puckett, Jr.

Herman Virgil Puckett

Full Name: Herman Virgil Puckett, Jr.
Date of birth: February 15, 1924
Date of death: December 25, 2005

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 12 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   Democrat Quitman / Wood   Upshur, Wood
H 12 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Quitman / Wood   Upshur, Wood

(1) Insurance company executive. "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 12
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Quitman / Wood
Counties in district: Upshur, Wood
House District 12
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Quitman / Wood
Counties in district: Upshur, Wood

(1) Insurance company executive. "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

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary and photo, Herman Puckett, Jr., 12/27/2005, p. 12. Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Military Service Notes

  • United States Army, Sergeant, World War II. Bronze Star Medal. Military grave marker, Herman V. Puckett, Jr., birth date 2/15/1924, death date 12/25/2005, photo in uniform from "The Fighting Men of Texas," burial in Lee Cemetery, Winnsboro, Wood County. Find a Grave.

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Committee Information top

55th R.S. - 1957
Insurance  
Livestock and Stock Raising  
Penitentiaries (Vice Chair) 
Public Lands and Buildings  
Revenue and Taxation  
54th R.S. - 1955
Livestock and Stock Raising  
Motor Traffic  
Penitentiaries  
Public Lands and Buildings  
Revenue and Taxation  

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