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Homer LaKirby Leonard
Full Name: Homer LaKirby Leonard
Date of birth: January 14, 1899
Date of death: February 14, 1979
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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H
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73
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Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
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49th
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Democrat
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McAllen / Hidalgo
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Hidalgo
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H
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73
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Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
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48th
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Democrat
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McAllen / Hidalgo
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Hidalgo
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H
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73
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Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
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47th
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Democrat
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McAllen / Hidalgo
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Speaker
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Hidalgo
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H
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73
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Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
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46th
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Democrat
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McAllen / Hidalgo
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Hidalgo
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H
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73
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Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
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45th
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Unaffiliated
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McAllen / Hidalgo
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Hidalgo
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H
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73
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Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
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44th
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(3)
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Unaffiliated
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McAllen / Hidalgo
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Hidalgo
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H
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73
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Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
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43rd
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(7)
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Unaffiliated
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McAllen / Hidalgo
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Hidalgo
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H
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73
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Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
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42nd
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(9)
(10)
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(12)
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Unaffiliated
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McAllen / Hidalgo
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Hidalgo
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(1)
Independent.
Republicans and Other Non-Democrats in the Texas Legislature.
(2)
File on Legislature - Members, Political Affiliation - "Political composition of the Legislature for selected years other than Democrat." Shows Leonard was Independent in 44th and 45th Legislatures, but this cannot be confirmed in LRL sources.
Memo File.
(3)
Independent.
Republicans and Other Non-Democrats in the Texas Legislature.
(4)
"Rep. H.L. Leonard, good government nominee of McAllen, has as his opponent John Ewing, of Donna, as the democratic nominee." "85 New Members Nominated for Lower House; Nine New Senators," 9/9/1932, p. 3.
Big Spring Herald.
(5)
Independent.
Republicans and Other Non-Democrats in the Texas Legislature.
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"Amendments Rejected by Texas: Full Democratic Ticket is Elected in Lone Star State," 11/7/1934, pp. 1-A, 9-A. "The state's only non-Democratic member of the legislature, Bodo Holekamp of Boerne, was defeated . . . Holekamp was an independent."
San Antonio Light.
(7)
Independent/Good Government League - Local Independent.
Texas Legislative Manual.
(8)
Memorial, May 1979, p. 457. In 1930 Mr. Leonard won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Hidalgo County as a write-in candidate of the Good Government Party.
Texas Bar Journal.
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HIDALGO COUNTY. Describes boss rule in South Texas and the efforts of the Good Government League to oust the Democratic machine headed by John Closner.
Handbook of Texas Online.
(10)
"[Leonard] conducted a write-in campaign at the last general electon after the supreme court ruled his party had no standing in nominating candidates for district offices," 10/4/1933, p. 8.
Lubbock Morning Avalanche.
(11)
Elected to House in 1930 as candidate of Good Government League.
Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
(12)
Democrat.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Selected Newspaper articles
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| Resolutions and Journal entries |
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65th Legislature, R.S., HSR 80.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 66. Death date 2/14/1979.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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| Biographical Sketches |
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56th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Homer L. Leonard. Photo and biographical sketch. Death date 2/13/1979.
Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Memorial, May 1979, p. 457. Death date 2/14/1979.
Texas Bar Journal.
Leonard, Homer LaKirby. Death date 2/14/1979.
Texas State Cemetery.
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| Other Resources |
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Mentioned in "Speaker's Office Now a Prize Plum," 9/15/1980.
Dallas Morning News.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
Homer L. Leonard, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Homer L. Leonard, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Homer Leonard, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Homer L. Leonard, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Homer Leonard, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Homer L. Leonard, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Homer L. Leonard, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
H.L. Leonard, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Homer L. Leonard, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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