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John Sayers Redditt Full Name: John Sayers Redditt Date of birth: April 4, 1899 Date of death: April 13, 1973 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 3 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941 46th (1)   45th (2)   Democrat Lufkin / Angelina   Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler S 3 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937 44th (3) (4)   43rd (5)   Democrat Lufkin / Angelina Senate President Pro Tempore (44th)   Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler (1) 46th Legislature - 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2, listed in "Roll Call of Senators. . .who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature." Senate Journal. (2) 45th Legislature - 1/12/1937, p. 2, listed in "Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect." Senate Journal. (3) 44th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/11/1935. Senate Journal. (4) 44th Legislature - 1/8/1935, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Holdover Senators." Senate Journal. (5) 43rd Legislature - 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2, listed in "Roll Call of New Senators" and "Certificate of New Senators." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches REDDITT, JOHN SAYERS (1899-1973). Handbook of Texas Online. Memorial, June 1973, p. 606. Texas Bar Journal. Military Service Notes United States Army, World War II. Handbook of Texas Online. United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Photographs Photograph. John S. Redditt, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John S. Redditt, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John S. Redditt, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John S. Redditt, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 46th R.S. - 1939 Banking   Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Finance   Game and Fish   Highways and Motor Traffic   Insurance   Labor (Vice Chair)  Military Affairs   Nominations of Governor   Public Health   Public Printing   Rules   45th R.S. - 1937 Civil Jurisprudence   Finance (Chair)  Game and Fish   General Appropriations Bill Preparation, Special (Chair)  New London School Explosion   Nominations of the Governor (Vice Chair)  Public Health   Public Printing   Rules   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments   44th R.S. - 1935 Auditing of State Highway Department   Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufacturing   Cotton Export, Special   Employment, Special (Chair)  Finance (Chair)  Game and Fish   Internal Improvements   Military Affairs   Portrait of Honorable Jesse Holman Jones, Special   Public Health   Public Printing   Rules   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments   State Penitentiaries   Towns and City Corporations (Vice Chair)  43rd R.S. - 1933 Agricultural Affairs   Aransas Pass Hurricane Damage   Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufacturing   Congressional Districts   Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair)  Finance   Game and Fish (Chair)  Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Board of Managers   Internal Improvements (Chair)  Investigating   Military Affairs   Nominations of the Governor   Public Printing   Reductions in State Appropriations, Special   State Institutions and Departments   State Penitentiaries   Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate

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