Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	14	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 11, 1949	49th 50th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos		Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Lee, Robertson, Washington
S	14	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945	47th 48th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos		Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Lee, Robertson, Washington

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

57th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 58. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, April 1962, p. 345. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Obituary, "J. Alton York, Ex-Senator, Dies in Dallas," 1/28/1962, p. 1. Former state senator from Bryan. Bryan Eagle.
Joseph Alton York, birth date 7/30/1904, death date 1/27/1962 in Dallas, Dallas County, attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
J. Alton York, birth date 7/30/1904, death date 1/27/1962, burial in Giddings City Cemetery, Giddings, Lee County. Includes newspaper photograph. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J. Alton York, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Alton York, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Alton York, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Alton York, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947 Aeronautics Civil Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) Finance Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance (Chair) Penitentiaries Public Health Senatorial Districts State Institutions and Departments (Vice Chair)
49th R.S. - 1945 Aeronautics (Chair) Agriculture Civil Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence Engrossed Bills (Chair) Finance Highways and Motor Traffic Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation Penitentiaries Public Health Public Lands and Land Office Senatorial Districts State Affairs
48th R.S. - 1943 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Congressional Districts Criminal Jurisprudence Education (Vice Chair) Game and Fish Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Internal Improvements (Chair) Judicial Districts Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Health Senatorial Districts State Affairs State Departments and Institutions (Vice Chair) Towns and City Corporations
47th R.S. - 1941 Agriculture Council of State Governments Criminal Jurisprudence Finance Game and Fish Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Nominations of Governor (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries Towns and City Corporations

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