B. Gordon Forsyth
Full Name: Burnett Gordon ForsythOther surnames: Forsythe
Date of birth: August 27, 1898
Date of death: December 2, 1962
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 36-1 | Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th (1) | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Nueces |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) B. Gordon Forsythe, transportation advertising. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 55th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Corpus Christi / Nueces
- Counties in district:
- Nueces
Terms of service notes
(1) B. Gordon Forsythe, transportation advertising. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- Obituary and photo, "Gordon Forsyth, Ex-Legislator, Is Dead at 64," 12/3/1962, pp. 1, 14. Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
- Burnett Gordon Forsyth, birth date 8/27/1898 in McKinney; death date 12/2/1962 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County; salesman. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- B. Gordon Forsyth (1898-1962), burial in Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin County. Find a Grave.
- Photograph. B. Gordon Forsyth, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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