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James McDonald Heflin Full Name: James McDonald Heflin Date of birth: February 18, 1889 Date of death: January 23, 1963 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 22-8 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 19-4 Jan 9, 1951 - Dec 31, 1951 52nd (1)   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 19-4 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 19-4 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 19-4 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 19-2 Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 47th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 19-2 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 46th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 19-2 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 45th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris (1) Heflin resigned 12/31/1951. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 60. Resolutions - Memorial. Photographs Photograph. James M. Heflin, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. James M. Heflin, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. James M. Heflin, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. James M. Heflin, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. James M. Heflin, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. James M. Heflin, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. James M. Heflin, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. James M. Heflin, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 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. 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 55th R.S. - 1957 Counties   Education   Municipal and Private Corporations   Representation Before the Legislature (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   52nd R.S. - 1951 Constitutional Amendments   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Insurance (Chair)  Interstate Cooperation   Motor Traffic   51st R.S. - 1949 Constitutional Amendments   Insurance (Chair)  Insurance Code   Livestock and Stock Raising   Local and Uncontested Bills   Revenue and Taxation   50th R.S. - 1947 Claims and Accounts   Common Carriers (Vice Chair)  Criminal Jurisprudence   Labor   Public Health   State Affairs   49th R.S. - 1945 Aeronautics   Common Carriers (Vice Chair)  Local and Uncontested Bills (Chair)  Public Health   State Affairs   47th R.S. - 1941 Congressional and Legislative Districts   Criminal Jurisprudence   Insurance   Labor (Chair)  Public Health   46th R.S. - 1939 Appropriations   Board of Hairdressers and Cosmetologists, Special   Constitutional Amendments   Game and Fisheries   Insurance   Insurance Rates   Public Health   45th R.S. - 1937 Insurance   Labor   Municipal and Private Corporations   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections

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