Jerry Alexander Steward

Full Name: Jerry Alexander Steward
Date of birth: January 26, 1895
Date of death: September 20, 1960

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	57	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Fairfield / Freestone		Freestone
H	57	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Fairfield / Freestone		Freestone

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House District 57
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fairfield / Freestone
Counties in district: Freestone

House District 57
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fairfield / Freestone
Counties in district: Freestone

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, U.S.S. Huntington, Apprentice Seaman, World War I, dates of service 4/6/1917 to 11/11/1918. Jerry Alexander Steward, age 20 years, town of Kirvin, Texas [Freestone County]. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
United States Navy, World War II, Rear Admiral. Military grave marker, Jerry A. Steward. Awarded the Navy Cross (includes text of Navy Cross citation for Jerry Alexander Steward), Purple Heart with three Gold Stars, the Army Distinguished Unit Badge and Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Philippine Distinguished Service Star. Jerry Alexander Steward, birth date 1/26/1895, death date 9/20/1960, burial in Stewards Mill Cemetery, Stewards Mill, Freestone County. Includes photograph, biographical sketch. Find a Grave.
Jerry Alexander Steward awards and citations: Navy Cross and Prisoner of War Medal. Military Times Hall of Valor.
United States Navy Construction Engineer Corps, World War II, Rear Admiral. Obituary, "Navy Hero, Freestone Native, Dies," 9/22/1960, p. 15. Waco News-Tribune.

Other Resources

Jerry Alexander Steward, birth date 1/26/1895 in Texas; death date 9/20/1960 in Nueces County; usual residence in Fairfield, Freestone County; occupation U.S. Navy; served in U.S. Armed Forces from 1914 to 11/1/1946. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Obituary, "Navy Hero, Freestone Native, Dies," 9/22/1960, p. 15. Waco News-Tribune.

Photographs

Photograph. J.A. Steward, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jerry A. Steward, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

52nd R.S. - 1951 Appropriations Game and Fisheries Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Labor Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
51st R.S. - 1949 Congressional and Legislative Districts Labor Military and Veteran's Affairs Oil, Gas and Mining Revenue and Taxation

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