Obel Lindsey McAlister

Full Name: Obel Lindsey McAlister
Date of birth: August 10, 1903
Date of death: December 24, 1978

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	101-2	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-2	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-2	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-2	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant

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House District 101-2
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 101-2
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 101-2
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 101-2
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Biographical Information top

Other Resources

Obel Lindsey McAlister, birth date 8/10/1903 in Erath County. FamilySearch. Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947
Obel L. McAlister, birth date 8/10/1903, death date 12/24/1978, burial in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Includes reprint of obituary from the Dallas Morning News, 12/28/1978. Find a Grave.
Obituary and photo, "Obel L. McAlister, 75, Will Be Buried Thursday," 12/27/1978, p. 10b. "McAlister was a state representative from Tarrant County from 1939 until 1946 . . . " Died Sunday, 12/24/1978, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Photographs

Photograph. Obel L. McAlister, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Obel L. McAlister, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Obel L. McAlister, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Obel L. McAlister, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

49th R.S. - 1945 Judiciary and Uniform State Laws Liquor Regulation Lobbying Activities, Investigation, Special (Vice Chair) Oil, Gas, and Mining State Affairs (Chair)
48th R.S. - 1943 Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Liquor Regulation Motor Transportation State Affairs
47th R.S. - 1941 Game and Fisheries Highways and Motor Traffic Installation of Public Address System in the House, Special Municipal and Private Corporations State Affairs (Vice Chair)
46th R.S. - 1939 Criminal Jurisprudence Game and Fisheries Highways and Motor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations State Affairs

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