Clarence Lafayette Stocks
Full Name: Clarence Lafayette StocksDate of birth: June 20, 1874
Date of death: March 23, 1961
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 46 | Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 | 45th | Democrat | Gainesville / Cooke | Cooke |
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 45th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Gainesville / Cooke
- Counties in district:
- Cooke
Biographical Information
- 45th Legislature, R.S. - Text of poem, "The Great Transition: An Easter Reverie," by Clarence La Fayette Stocks, 5/6/1937, pp. 2717-2718; Resolution naming as Poet Laureate of House, 5/21/1937, p. 3330. House Journal.
- Clarene Lafayett Stocks [sic], birth date 6/20/1874 in Georgia; death date 3/23/1961 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; usual residence in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas; dentist. FamilySearch. South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1973
- Clarence Lafayette Stocks, birth date 6/20/1874; permanent home address in Blue Ridge, Georgia; dentist; draft registration 9/10/1918 in Blue Ridge, Fannin County, Georgia. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
- Dr. Clarence L. Stocks, birth date 6/20/1874, death date 3/23/1961, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County. Photo, "Former member of the Texas Legislature and Poet Laureate of House. Author and publisher of THE SUN COMES UP, a book of poems." Find a Grave.
- Obituary, Dr. Clarence Lafayette Stocks, "Clarence L. Stocks, Retired Gainesville Dentist, Dies," 3/25/1961, p. 24. "Cooke County's state representative 1936-1939." Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.
- Advertisement for Clarence Lafayette Stocks, Dentist, Teague Building, Gainesville, Texas. "Just a Word of Appreciation," Gainesville Weekly Register and Messenger 3/29/1923, p. 14. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- 45th Legislature (1937) - C.L. Stocks, postoffice Gainesville, Cooke County, nativity Georgia, age 63, dentist (D.D.S.). Texas Legislative Manual.
- Photograph. C.L. Stocks, D.D.S., 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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