George M. Thurmond

George Murat Thurmond

Full Name: George Murat Thurmond
Date of birth: October 22, 1930
Date of death: May 7, 2017

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 100 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th   Democrat Del Rio / Val Verde   Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde
H 100 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Del Rio / Val Verde   Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde

Terms of Service top

House District 100
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Del Rio / Val Verde
Counties in district: Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde
House District 100
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Del Rio / Val Verde
Counties in district: Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • 55th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 43. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
  • 56th Legislature, R.S., HSR 590. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
  • 62nd Legislature, R.S., HCR 3. Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. "served in the House of Representatives, as had his father [George Murat Thurmond] before him, holding a seat that was later held by each of his own two sons, George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr." Relatives: George Murat Thurmond [I] - father; Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. - son. Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. - father; George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. - sons. George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. - brothers. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

  • Photo and biographical sketch included in 2013 Edition. Senior District Judge, 63rd District Court, Val Verde, TX. Volume 1, page 120. Texas Legal Directory.

Other Resources

  • Obituary, George Murat Thurmond. G.W. Cox Funeral Home.
  • John Green Thurmond / Anna Louisa Sturges (F1439) family group sheets. Relatives:
    George Murat Thurmond [I] - grandfather; Roger Harold Thurmond, Jr. and George Murat Thurmond [II] - grandsons.
    George Murat Thurmond [I], Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond, and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - brothers.
    Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - uncles; Roger Harold Thurmond, Sr. - nephew.
    Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - great uncles; Roger Harold Thurmond, Jr. and George Murat Thurmond [II] - great nephews. Strong McLemore Genealogy, 2006. Capt. Alfred Sturgis Thurmond Columbus Lafayette "Zip" Thurmond, Sr. George Murat Thurmond [II] George Murat Thurmond [I] Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond Roger Harold Thurmond, Sr. Thurmond family group sheet
  • Relatives: George M. Thurmond (54th Legislature) is a descendant of Alfred Sturgis Thurmond (11th and 13th Legislatures). "George M. Thurmond, Del Rio, can date his family's part in the Texas story back to Alfred Sturgis Thurmond, who served in the Rangers along the very same frontier where the solon now lives." Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

55th R.S. - 1957
Aeronautics  
Education  
Judiciary  
Livestock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair) 
Revenue and Taxation  
54th R.S. - 1955
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Education  
Federal Relations  
Livestock and Stock Raising  
State Affairs  

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