Clement Franklin Fain

Full Name: Clement Franklin "Clem" Fain, Jr.
Date of birth: October 28, 1903
Date of death: December 11, 1980

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
S	5	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945	47th 48th	Democrat	Livingston / Polk		Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker

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Senate District 5
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 47th 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Livingston / Polk
Counties in district: Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Biography of Clem F. Fain, Jr., Volume 2, pp. 301-302. Texas Democracy: a Centennial History of Politics and Personalities of the Democratic Party, 1836-1936, 1937.
Clement Franklin Fain. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant, World War II. "Legislature Faces Problem of Absences: Men in Armed Forces Can't Get Leave to Attend Sessions," 1/1/1943. Dallas Morning News.
United States Marine Corps, 1st Lieutenant. "Fain Will Be Fifth Senator in Service," 2/13/1943, p. 8. Lubbock Morning Avalanche.
Pictured in uniform in 48th Senate composite photo and listed as Lt. Clem Fain. State Preservation Board.
United States Marine Corps. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Photographs

Photograph. Lt. Clem Fain, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Clem Fain, 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.

Committee Information top

48th R.S. - 1943 Banking Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expense (Vice Chair) Counties and County Boundaries (Vice Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Education Game and Fish Highways and Motor Traffic Internal Improvements Labor Military Affairs Oil, Gas and Conservation (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs State Penitentiaries (Chair)
47th R.S. - 1941 Civil Jurisprudence Congressional Districts Counties and County Boundaries Education Engrossed Bills (Chair) Finance Internal Improvements (Chair) Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Penitentiaries (Vice Chair) Prison System, Investigation Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health Public Welfare, Investigation, Special State Institutions and Departments Un-American Activities Yacht 'Eureka', Special

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