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Roy Sanderford Full Name: John Roy Sanderford, Sr. Date of birth: October 3, 1895 Date of death: June 22, 1985 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 21 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937 44th (1) (2)   43rd (3)   44th (1) (2)   Democrat Belton / Bell Senate President Pro Tempore (44th)   Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton (1) 44th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., elected 9/28/1936. Senate Journal. (2) 44th Legislature - 1/8/1935, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Holdover Senators." Senate Journal. (3) 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 Resolutions and Journal entries 58th Legislature, R.S., SR 535. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Military Service Notes United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, World War I. Military grave marker, John Roy Sanderford. Find a Grave. United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Other Resources John Roy Sanderford, Sr., birth date 10/3/1895, death date 6/22/1985, interment in North Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell County. Find a Grave. Text of historical marker at Sanderford log cabin in Belton, TX. Fort Tours. Photographs Photograph. Roy Sanderford, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Roy Sanderford, 44th 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. Committee Informationtop 44th R.S. - 1935 Banking (Chair)  Finance   Inspect Property at Milford, Texas, as Housing Facility for Dependent and Neglected Children, Special   Labor   Military Affairs   Nominations of the Governor   Portrait of Honorable John N. Garner, Special   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health (Vice Chair)  Senatorial Districts   State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments   Towns and City Corporations   43rd R.S. - 1933 Finance   Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   Labor   Military Affairs   Nominations of the Governor (Vice Chair)  Senatorial Districts (Chair)  State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments   Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   Town and City Corporations

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