Calvin Terry Matthew

Full Name: Calvin Terry "Pete" Matthew
Date of birth: November 27, 1929
Date of death: December 17, 1981

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	34	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Yoakum / DeWitt		DeWitt, Goliad
H	34	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Yoakum / DeWitt		DeWitt, Goliad

(1) Rancher. "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.

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House District 34
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Yoakum / DeWitt
Counties in district: DeWitt, Goliad

House District 34
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Yoakum / DeWitt
Counties in district: DeWitt, Goliad

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Selected newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Master Sergeant, Korean War. Military grave marker, Calvin Terry Matthew (1929-1981). Pete Matthew, birth date 11/27/1929, death date 12/17/1981, burial in Alexander Cemetery, Stratton, DeWitt County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. C.T. (Pete) Matthew, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. C.T. "Pete" Matthew, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.T. "Pete" Matthew, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

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56th R.S. - 1959 Common Carriers (Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Game and Fisheries Labor Revenue and Taxation Texas Educational Standards Commission
55th R.S. - 1957 Agriculture Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Game and Fish Military and Veteran's Affairs State Hospitals and Special Schools

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