Lester Clark

Lester Francis Clark

Full Name: Lester Francis Clark
Date of birth: October 5, 1916
Date of death: February 1, 1998

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 108 Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 48th   Democrat Breckenridge / Stephens   Palo Pinto, Stephens
H 108 Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 47th   Democrat Breckenridge / Stephens   Palo Pinto, Stephens
H 108 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 46th   Democrat Breckenridge / Stephens   Palo Pinto, Stephens

Terms of Service top

House District 108
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Breckenridge / Stephens
Counties in district: Palo Pinto, Stephens
House District 108
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Breckenridge / Stephens
Counties in district: Palo Pinto, Stephens
House District 108
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Breckenridge / Stephens
Counties in district: Palo Pinto, Stephens

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary, "Breckenridge Oil Man, Politician Dies at 81," 2/2/1998, p. 7A. "Clark also served three terms in the Texas Legislature, winning election in 1938 at 22, barely a year above the minimum age." Obituary and photo, Lester Clark, 2/3/1998, p. 4B. Abilene Reporter-News.

Other Resources

  • Lester Francis Clark, death date 2/1/1998 in Stephens County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
  • Lester Clark, birth date 10/5/1916, death date 2/1/1998, burial in Breckenridge Cemetery, Breckenridge, Stephens County. Includes photo, reprint of obituary in the Breckenridge American, 2/4/1998. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

48th R.S. - 1943
Conservation and Reclamation  
Insurance  
Labor  
Oil, Gas, and Mining (Vice Chair) 
Revenue and Taxation  
47th R.S. - 1941
Banks and Banking  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Defense and Industrialization  
Local and Uncontested Bills  
Oil, Gas and Mining (Chair) 
46th R.S. - 1939
Conservation and Reclamation  
Judicial Districts  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
State Eleemsoynary and Reformatory Institutions  

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