Howard Jack Keller

Full Name: Howard Jack Keller
Date of birth: July 18, 1903
Date of death: September 4, 1970

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	50-2	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-2	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas

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House District 50-2
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 50-2
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

62nd Legislature, R.S., HCR 13. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Services Set for Former Legislator," 9/7/1970. Died Friday, 9/4/1970. Dallas Morning News.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/10/1929, p. 10. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Memorial, December 1970, p. 1059. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

Major, Army Air Forces, World War II. Military grave marker, Howard Jack Keller, birth date 7/18/1903, death date 9/4/1970, burial in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County. Find a Grave.
United States Air Force, World War II. 62nd Legislature, R.S., HCR 13. Resolutions - Memorial.
United States Air Force, Major. "In the military, Mr. Keller served four years with the U.S. Air Force in Scranton, Pa., Miami, Fla., and Macon, Ga. He was officer in charge of production at the Murray Corp. of Scranton, and judge in the military court in Miami and Macon. When he was discharged, he had reached the rank of major." Memorial, December 1970, p. 1059. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Howard Jack Keller, birth date 7/18/1903 in Danton, Tennessee; death date 9/4/1970 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; self-employed, lawyer; served in World War II. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. Jack Keller, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jack Keller, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Common Carriers (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Mineral Resources in River Beds, Investigate Oil and Gas Industry, Investigate Penitentiaries Public Printing
41st R.S. - 1929 Common Carriers (Vice Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Fee Officers, Investigate Highways and Motor Traffic Liquor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections

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