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Rogers Caswell Kelley Full Name: Rogers Caswell Kelley Date of birth: December 11, 1902 Date of death: October 24, 1982 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 27 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   53rd (1) (2)   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo Senate President Pro Tempore (53rd)   Cameron, Hidalgo S 27 Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 52nd (3)   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo   Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala S 27 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   50th   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo   Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala S 27 Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947 49th (4)   48th   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo   Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala S 27 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 12, 1943 47th   46th (5)   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo   Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala (1) 53rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/13/1953. Senate Journal. (2) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. (3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. (4) "The President also announced that Senator Kelley is now serving in the Armed Forces and is not expected to attend the Regular Session of the Forty-ninth Legislature." p. 8 Senate Journal. (5) 46th Legislature - 1/10/1939, p. 2, listed in "Roll Call of Senators-Elect." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Biographical Sketches Memorial, April 1983, p. 510. Texas Bar Journal. Military Service Notes World War II service, Lieutenant, "Legislature Faces Problem of Absences: Men in Armed Forces Can't Get Leave to Attend Sessions," 1/1/1943. Dallas Morning News. Mentioned in "Lawmakers Pondering War, Duty," 2/27/2003. San Antonio Express-News. "The President announces that Senator Kelley is now serving in the Armed Forces and is not expected to attend the Regular Session of the Forty-ninth Legislature." 49th Legislature, R.S., 1945, p. 8. Senate Journal. Pictured in uniform in 48th Senate composite photo and listed as Lt. Rogers Kelley; Pictured in uniform and listed as Capt. Rogers Kelley in the 49th Senate composite. State Preservation Board. State Preservation Board United States Air Force, Captain. "His (Kelley's) senate career was interrupted during World War II. He was a combat intelligence officer with the 20th Air Force's B-29 group. He was stationed on Saipan in the Marianas Islands. He was discharged with the rank of captain in 1945." Memorial, April 1983, p. 510. Texas Bar Journal. United States Air Force. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Other Resources Rogers Caswell Kelley, death date 10/24/1982 in Hidalgo County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998. Rogers Caswell Kelley, birth date 12/11/1902, death date 10/24/1982, interment in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio. Photo in military uniform. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. Rogers Kelley, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rogers Kelley, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rogers Kelley, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rogers Kelley, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rogers Kelley, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rogers Kelley, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rogers Kelley, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rogers Kelley, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rogers Kelley, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 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. 52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 54th R.S. - 1955 Agriculture   Civil Jurisprudence   Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Criminal Jurisprudence   Education   Finance   Game and Fish   Highways and Motor Traffic   Judicial Districts   Military and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair)  Nominations of the Governor   Oil, Gas and Conservation   Privileges and Elections   Public Health   State Affairs   Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage (Chair)  53rd R.S. - 1953 Agricultural Affairs   Banking   Civil Jurisprudence   Committee of the Whole Senate   Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Finance   Game and Fish   Judicial Districts   Military and Veterans' Affairs   Nominations of the Governor   Oil, Gas and Conservation   Privileges and Elections   Public Health   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   Stock and Stock Raising   Towns and City Corporations   Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage   52nd R.S. - 1951 Agricultural Affairs   Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments   Corporation Laws Revision, Special   Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Finance (Vice Chair)  Game and Fish   Insurance   Judicial Districts   Military and Veterans' Affairs   Nominations of the Governor   Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair)  Public Health   Representative Districts   Senatorial Districts (Chair)  State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   Stock and Stock Raising   Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage (Chair)  51st R.S. - 1949 Agriculture   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Finance   Game and Fish   Highways and Motor Traffic   Judicial Districts   Labor   Military Affairs (Chair)  Nominations of the Governor   Oil, Gas and Conservation   Public Health   Stock and Stock Raising   Veterans' Affairs (Chair)  Water Code (Chair)  Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage (Chair)  50th R.S. - 1947 Aeronautics   Agriculture   Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Finance   Game and Fish   Highways and Motor Traffic   Judicial Districts   Nominations of Governor   Oil, Gas and Conservation   Public Health   Representative Districts   Senatorial Districts (Chair)  State Affairs   Stock and Stock Raising   Veterans' Affairs   49th R.S. - 1945 Aeronautics   Civil Jurisprudence   Criminal Jurisprudence   Finance   Highways and Motor Traffic   Interstate Cooperation   Privileges and Elections (Chair)  Senatorial Districts   State Affairs   Towns and City Corporations   48th R.S. - 1943 Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Education   Finance   Highways and Motor Traffic   Judicial Districts   Labor   Military Affairs   Oil, Gas and Conservation   Public Health   Rural Aid, Special   Senatorial Districts   State Affairs (Chair)  Stock and Stock Raising   47th R.S. - 1941 Agriculture   Criminal Jurisprudence   Education (Chair)  Finance   Game and Fish   Highways and Motor Traffic   Insurance (Vice Chair)  Mining, Irrigation and Drainage   Rural Aid Advisory, Special   Rural Aid Legislative Advisory, Special   Senatorial Districts (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   Stock and Stock Raising   46th R.S. - 1939 Agriculture   Criminal Jurisprudence   Education (Vice Chair)  Finance   Game and Fish   Highways and Motor Traffic   Insurance   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage   Senatorial Districts (Chair)  Stock and Stock Raising

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