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J.W. Cooper, Jr.

J.W. Cooper

Full Name: J. W. Cooper, Jr.

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
H	36-1	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces		Nueces

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo, "New Representative Sees Bright Future for Area," 8/4/1954, p. 1-B. Corpus Christi Caller-Times.

Other Resources

54th Legislature (1955) - J.W. Cooper, Jr., postoffice Corpus Christi, Nueces County, nativity Georgia, age 29 (born circa 1926), attorney. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. J.W. Cooper, Jr., 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955
Congressional and Legislative Districts
Criminal Jurisprudence
Insurance
Oil, Gas, and Mining
Public Lands and Buildings

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