Dorothy Gillis Gurley

Full Name: Dorothy Gurley
Other surnames: Cauthorn, Gillis,
Date of birth: March 14, 1924
Date of death: December 3, 2007

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	100	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Del Rio / Val Verde		Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde
H	87	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Del Rio / Val Verde		Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde

Terms of Service top

House District 100
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Del Rio / Val Verde
Counties in district: Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde

House District 87
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Del Rio / Val Verde
Counties in district: Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Photo and biographical sketch, Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.

Other Resources

Relatives: Dorothy Gillis Gurley (Cauthorn) - mother, Susan Gurley McBee - daughter. McBee was first woman to follow her mother in the Texas Legislature. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
Notice of death, 12/5/2007. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

Photograph. Mrs. Dorothy Gillis Gurley, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mrs. Dorothy Gillis Gurley, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

53rd R.S. - 1953 Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) Livestock and Stock Raising Rules Standing Committee System Revision, Special State Affairs
52nd R.S. - 1951 Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Game and Fisheries Livestock and Stock Raising Motor Traffic

This website is a work in progress. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.

Party information is not available for the 1st-11th Legislatures.

Have a question, comment or contribution? Email the Library or call 512-463-1252.

Many photos in Texas Legislators: Past and Present are used with permission of the Texas State Preservation Board. For permission to reproduce these photos, please contact the Texas State Preservation Board graphics coordinator at 512-475-3060.