Lindley Garrison Beckworth

Full Name: Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr.
Date of birth: June 30, 1913
Date of death: March 9, 1984

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	2	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Gladewater / Gregg		Gregg, Panola, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
H	4	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Gilmer / Upshur		Camp, Upshur

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1972 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

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Senate District 2
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gladewater / Gregg
Counties in district: Gregg, Panola, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood

House District 4
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gilmer / Upshur
Counties in district: Camp, Upshur

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1972 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SCR 4. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

BECKWORTH, Lindley Garrison, Sr. (1913-1984). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
Memorial, June 1984, p. 726. Texas Bar Journal.

Photographs

Photograph. Lindley Beckworth, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. The signing of HB 762, 62nd R.S. Standing behind Gov. Preston Smith, L-R Billy Williamson, Bill Bass, Ed Howard, Lindley Beckworth. Photo courtesy of the family of Billy H. Williamson., 62nd Legislature, Donated Material
Photograph. Lindley C. Beckworth, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Education Election Law Study Insurance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Military and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Nominations Oil and Gas Population Distribution, Interim State Affairs State Departments and Institutions Vegetable Marketing, Interim Water and Conservation
45th R.S. - 1937 Appropriations Education Penitentiaries State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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