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George C. Morris Full Name: George C. Morris Date of birth: July 17, 1912 Date of death: August 17, 1997 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 10 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951 51st (1)   50th   Democrat Greenville / Hunt Senate President Pro Tempore (51st)   Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall S 10 Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   48th   Democrat Greenville / Hunt   Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall S 10 Aug 4, 1942 - Jan 12, 1943 47th (2) (3)   Democrat Greenville / Hunt   Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall H 40 Jan 14, 1941 - Jun 11, 1942 47th (2) (3)   Democrat Greenville / Hunt   Hunt H 40 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 46th   Democrat Greenville / Hunt   Hunt H 40 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 45th   Democrat Greenville / Hunt   Hunt H 40 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat Greenville / Hunt   Hunt (1) 51st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 7/5/1949. Senate Journal. (2) In Senate, George C. Morris, in special election 7/21/1942, sworn 8/24/1942, succeeded Claude Isbell, resigned 3/1/1942. In House, Edgar Hutchins, Sr., in special election 7/25/1942, succeeded George C. Morris, resigned 6/11/1942. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) G.C. Morris took oath of office to fill unexpired term of Hon. Claude Isbell on 8/4/1942. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 76th Legislature, R.S., HR 217. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Obituary, 8/18/1997. Austin American-Statesman. Memorial, June 1998, p. 603. Texas Bar Journal. Morris, G.C. Texas State Cemetery. Photographs Photograph. George C. Morris, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George C. Morris, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George C. Morris, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George C. Morris, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George C. Morris, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George C. Morris, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George C. Morris, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George C. Morris, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 51st R.S. - 1949 Civil Jurisprudence   Education   Employees Assignment, Special   Finance   Game and Fish   Highways and Motor Traffic   Insurance (Chair)  Insurance Code   Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair)  Interstate Cooperation   Judicial Districts (Vice Chair)  Labor   State Affairs   State Institutions and Departments   50th R.S. - 1947 Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Commerce and Manufacturing   Counties and County Boundaries   Criminal Jurisprudence   Federal Relations   Finance   Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair)  Insurance   Judicial Districts   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Rural Aid Equalization, Special Joint Legislative   State Affairs   49th R.S. - 1945 Aeronautics   Congressional Districts (Vice Chair)  Counties and County Boundaries   Education   Enrolled Bills (Chair)  Federal Relations   Finance   Flag Presentation to Mexican Army Aviation Squadron, Special   Insurance   Internal Improvements   Penitentiaries   Towns and City Corporations   48th R.S. - 1943 Education   Federal Relations   Finance   Insurance (Vice Chair)  Internal Improvements   Investigating, Special   Labor   Military Affairs   Nominations of the Governor   Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair)  Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health   Public Lands and Land Office   Rules   Rural Aid, Special   State Penitentiaries   Textbooks and The University of Texas, Investigation, Special and Interim   Towns and City Corporations (Vice Chair)  47th R.S. - 1941 Appropriations   Constitutional Amendments   Insurance   Liquor Traffic   Portrait of Honorable Sam Rayburn, Special   Rules (Chair)  Rural Aid Advisory, Special   46th R.S. - 1939 Appropriations   Atlanta, Texas Explosion, Special   Claims and Accounts   Common Carriers   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Local and Uncontested Bills, Special   Public Lands and Buildings Committee Minutes, Special   Representation Before the Legislature   Rural Aid Legislative Advisory   45th R.S. - 1937 Commerce and Manufactures   Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Rural Aid to Schools, Special   Equalization Fund, Special   Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair)  Municipal and Private Corporations   Old Age Assistance, Special (Chair)  Penitentiaries   Revenue and Taxation   44th R.S. - 1935 Judicial Districts   Liquor Traffic   Penitentiaries   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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