Charles Heitman

Full Name: John Charles "Charlie" Heitman, Jr.
Date of birth: February 15, 1902
Date of death: March 23, 1957

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	6	Jan 8, 1957 - Mar 23, 1957	55th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches		Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine
H	6	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches		Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine

(1) Real estate, securities. "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.
(2) 55th Legislature - Oath of Office Taken by Honorable George Goetz, 5/9/1957, pp. 2658-2659. House Journal.
(3) C. George Goetz, in special election 5/4/1957, succeeded Charles Heitman, Jr., died 3/23/1957. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 6
Jan 8, 1957 - Mar 23, 1957
Legislatures: 55th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
Counties in district: Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine

House District 6
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
Counties in district: Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine

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Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 28. Resolutions - Memorial.
55th Legislature, R.S., SR 264. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Charlie Heitman, birth date 2/15/1902 in Hot Springs, Arkansas; death date 3/23/1957 at Seton Hospital, Austin, Travis County; House of Representatives, State of Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
John Charlie Heitman, birth date 2/15/1902, death date 3/23/1957, burial in Sunset Memorial Park, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. Find a Grave.
"Special Election Set to Fill House Vacancy," Baytown Sun, 3/29/1957, p. 7, crediting Sterling Municipal Library. Gov. Price Daniel called a special election to fill the vacancy "created when Heitman died . . . March 23." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Obituary, Breckenridge American, 3/24/1957, p. 1, crediting Breckenridge Public Library. "State Representative Charles Bietman [sic: Heitman] Jr., of Nacogdoches collapsed at his desk in the House Chamber Saturday morning and died at a hospital a few minutes later." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. Charlie (Silent) Heitman, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charlie [Silent] Heitman, 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.
55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

55th R.S. - 1957 Claims and Accounts Common Carriers Labor Penitentiaries Public Printing (Chair)
54th R.S. - 1955 Claims and Accounts Game and Fisheries Highways and Roads Penitentiaries State Hospitals and Special Schools

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