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Delwin Jones Full Name: Delwin L. Jones Date of birth: April 2, 1924 Date of death: July 25, 2018 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 H 83 Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011 81st   Republican Lubbock / Lubbock   Cochran, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Yoakum H 83 Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009 80th   Republican Lubbock / Lubbock   Cochran, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Yoakum H 83 Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007 79th   Republican Lubbock / Lubbock   Cochran, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Yoakum H 83 Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005 78th   Republican Lubbock / Lubbock   Cochran, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Yoakum H 83 Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003 77th   Republican Lubbock / Lubbock   Lubbock H 83 Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001 76th   Republican Lubbock / Lubbock   Lubbock H 83 Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999 75th   Republican Lubbock / Lubbock   Lubbock H 83 Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997 74th   Republican Lubbock / Lubbock   Lubbock H 83 Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995 73rd   Republican Lubbock / Lubbock   Lubbock H 83 Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993 72nd   Republican Lubbock / Lubbock   Lubbock H 83 Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991 71st (1)   Republican Lubbock / Lubbock   Lubbock H 76-1 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Hockley, Lubbock, Terry H 76-1 Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 61st   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Hockley, Lubbock, Terry H 77-F Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Crosby, Lubbock H 88-2 Nov 23, 1964 - Jan 10, 1967 59th (2) (3)   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Lubbock (1) Party switch: 59th-62nd Legislature - Democrat; 71st - 81st, Republican. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947. (2) Sworn 11/23/1964. Oaths of Office. (3) 77th Legislature - Delwin Jones, oath of office 11/23/1964. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Seniority Order.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 59th Legislature - personal privilege address, 5/29/1965, pp. 3084-3085. House Journal. 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 275. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 71st Legislature, R.S., HR 516. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35, honoring the members of the House of Representatives who have served in the military forces of the United States. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 72nd Legislature, R.S., HR 478. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 1259. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 81st Legislature, R.S., HR 1193. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches Jones, Delwin L. Texas State Cemetery. Military Service Notes United States Army Air Forces, Second Lieutenant, World War II, navigator. 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Other Resources Notice of death (update), 7/27/2018. Speaker of the House. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named 'The Coelacanth'. Best and Worst Legislators 1989. Photographs Photograph. Delwin Jones, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW) Photograph. Delwin Jones, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Delwin Jones, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Delwin Jones, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Delwin Jones, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Delwin Jones, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Delwin Jones, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Delwin Jones, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Delwin L. Jones, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Delwin L. Jones, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Delwin L. Jones, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Delwin Jones, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature, 1995. Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature, 2005. Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 71st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 72nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 73rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 74th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 75th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 76th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 77th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 78th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 79th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 80th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 81st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 81st R.S. - 2009 Licensing and Administrative Procedures   Redistricting (Chair)  Special Purpose Districts, Select   State Affairs   80th R.S. - 2007 Corrections   Licensing and Administrative Procedures   79th R.S. - 2005 Corrections (Vice Chair)  Licensing and Administrative Procedures   78th R.S. - 2003 Agriculture and Livestock   Licensing and Administrative Procedures   77th R.S. - 2001 House Administration   Licensing and Administrative Procedures   Redistricting (Chair)  State Affairs   76th R.S. - 1999 Licensing and Administrative Procedures   Redistricting (Chair)  State Affairs   75th R.S. - 1997 Licensing and Administrative Procedures   Redistricting (Chair)  State Affairs   74th R.S. - 1995 Licensing and Administrative Procedures   Redistricting (Chair)  State Affairs   73rd R.S. - 1993 Licensing and Administrative Procedures   Public Utility Commission, Interim   Redistricting (Chair)  State Affairs   72nd R.S. - 1991 County Affairs   General Investigating   Government Efficiency, Interim   Redistricting (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   71st R.S. - 1989 County Affairs   Creation and Expansion of Minority and Women-Owned Business Ownership Opportunities, Special Advisory   Redistricting (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture   Congressional and Legislative Districts (Chair)  Elections   Governmental Affairs and Efficiency   Mental Health and Mental Retardation   Parking Liaison   Public Education Financing (Vice Chair)  Vegetable Marketing, Interim   61st R.S. - 1969 Agriculture (Chair)  Elderly   Extended School Year   Governmental Affairs and Efficiency   Labor   Milk and Milk Products   Natural Fibers and Textile Development   Old Age Assistance   Private Vocational-Technical Education   School Districts   Youth   60th R.S. - 1967 Agriculture (Vice Chair)  Appropriations   Conservation and Reclamation   Eggs, Grading and Importation   Labor   Mental Health and Mental Retardation   Natural Fiber   59th R.S. - 1965 Agriculture   Appropriations   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Municipal and Private Corporations   State Hospitals and Special Schools

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