Roy Sanderford

Full Name: John Roy Sanderford
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 - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

58th Legislature, R.S., SR 535. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Military Service Notes

John Roy Sanderford, birth date 10/3/1895 in Belton, Texas. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, World War I. Military grave marker, John Roy Sanderford, birth date 10/3/1895, death date 6/22/1985, burial in North Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell County. 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, death date 6/22/1985 in Bell County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
Text of historical marker at Sanderford log cabin in Belton, Texas. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).

Photographs

Photograph. Roy Sanderford, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Roy Sanderford, 43rd 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 Information top

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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