Jim T. Lindsey
Full Name: Jim Thurston Lindsey, Sr.Date of birth: February 1, 1926
Date of death: April 2, 2013
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 1-1 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 | 54th | Democrat | Texarkana / Bowie | Speaker | Bowie |
| H | 1-1 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd | Democrat | Texarkana / Bowie | Bowie | |
| H | 1 | Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd | Democrat | Texarkana / Bowie | Bowie | |
| H | 1 | Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 | 51st | Democrat | Boston / Bowie | Bowie |
Terms of Service top
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House District 1-1
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 Legislatures: 54th Speaker Party: Democrat Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie Counties in district: Bowie |
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House District 1-1
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 Legislatures: 53rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie Counties in district: Bowie |
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House District 1
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 Legislatures: 52nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie Counties in district: Bowie |
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House District 1
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 Legislatures: 51st Party: Democrat Home City/County: Boston / Bowie Counties in district: Bowie |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 52nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 276. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 62. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 58th Legislature, R.S., SR 306. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 66th Legislature, R.S., HR 123. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 284. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- 62nd Speaker of the House of Representatives: Jim T. Lindsey. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Military Service Notes
- United States Army Air Corps, aviation cadet, World War II. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Other Resources
- Jim Thurston Lindsey, birth date 2/1/1926, death date 4/2/2013, obituary, burial in Sand Hill Cemetery, Simms, Bowie County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, Jim T. Lindsey, published in Ukiah Daily Journal, 4/4/2013. Legacy.com.
- Notice of death, 4/5/2013 (update), 4/3/2013. Speaker of the House.
- Mentioned in 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
- Photograph. Jim Lindsey, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jim T. Lindsey, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jim T. Lindsey, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jim T. Lindsey, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jim T. Lindsey, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 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.
- 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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53rd R.S. - 1953
Banks and Banking Interstate Cooperation Judiciary Municipal and Private Corporations State Affairs | ||
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52nd R.S. - 1951
Aeronautics Education Interstate Cooperation Motor Traffic Revenue and Taxation (Chair) | ||
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51st R.S. - 1949
Counties Engrossed Bills Highways and Roads Military and Veteran's Affairs Revenue and Taxation |
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