Myron Geer Blalock

Full Name: Myron Geer Blalock
Date of birth: January 3, 1891
Date of death: December 28, 1950

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	126	Jan 9, 1917 - Sep 11, 1917	35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Gregg, Harrison
H	126	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Gregg, Harrison
H	126	Mar 13, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Gregg, Harrison

(1) Communications from the Acting Governor relating to resignations of Representatives George E.B. Peddy and Myron G. Blalock, p. 69. Peddy's resignation accepted 9/10/1917 and Blalock's accepted 9/11/1917. House Journal.
(2) Resolution granting leaves of absence to members who enlisted for military service, pp. 155-156. House Journal.
(3) Felix J. McCord, in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded Myron G. Blalock, resigned effective 9/11/1917. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) "Trench Fights Rage Daily at Camp Funston," 8/1/1917, "Legislators Leave Camp." Myron G. Blalock, E.R. Spencer, Wallace Hawkins, George Peddy, and Harry Fisher, all in military training at Camp Funston, left the camp on Tuesday, 7/31/1917 to attend impeachment proceedings against Governor Ferguson. Another member, Woodall Rogers, also at the Camp, "has been transferred to Fortress Monroe and in all probability cannot attend the session." San Antonio Light.
(5) Tiller and Blaylock elected 3/10/1913. "Two University Men Chosen to Legislature," Tuesday evening, 3/11/1913, p. 1. Denton Record-Chronicle.
(6) "Election to Fill Vacancies in House: Tiller Leads in the Eighty-Sixth District - Blaylock is Ahead in Gregg County," 3/11/1913, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.
(7) Myron G. Blalock, in special election 3/10/1913, sworn 3/13/1913, succeeded Lee Killingsworth, died 2/13/1913. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(8) Democrat in 33rd-35th Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 126
Jan 9, 1917 - Sep 11, 1917
Legislatures: 35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Gregg, Harrison

House District 126
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Gregg, Harrison

House District 126
Mar 13, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Gregg, Harrison

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

52nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 12. Resolutions - Memorial.
52nd Legislature, R.S., SR 13. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

BLALOCK, MYRON GEER (1891-1950). Handbook of Texas Online.
Memorial, March 1951, p. 150. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

"Blalock served in the army in World War I and rose to the rank of major. After the war he returned to Marshall and opened a law practice there . . . He reentered military service in 1938 and served as finance officer in the Texas National Guard for the Thirty-sixth Infantry Division until 1941; he was a colonel in the United States Army Service Forces until a heart attack in 1943 induced him to retire from active service." Handbook of Texas Online.
United States Army; Texas National Guard; World War I and World War II. "Captain and Major, U.S. Army, 1917 to 1919, Major, Texas National Guard, 1923-1938, Lt. Colonel, 36th Division (Texas National Guard), U.S. Army 1938-1941, Colonel, Headquarters Army Service Forces, Washington, D.C., 1941-1943." 52nd Legislature, R.S., SR 13. Resolutions - Memorial.
Data on U.S. Army Divisions during World War I, 36th Division (Texas and Oklahoma National Guard). RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.

Other Resources

Myron Geer Blalock, birth date 1/3/1891 in Marshall; death date 12/28/1950 in Marshall, Harrison County; attorney; served in World War I and II. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Myron Geer Blalock, birth date 1/3/1891, death date 12/28/1950, photo, burial in Grange Hall Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of Horace C. Blalock, Volume V, pp. 2173-2174. Relatives: William Meredith Blalock, father; Myron Geer Blalock, son. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Myron G. Blalock, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. M.G. Blalock, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Myron G. Blalock, Texas Jurists Collection

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations Comptroller's Department Visit Constitutional Amendments Donation of John Tarleton College to the State, Investigate Education Internal Improvements Juvenile Reforms Public Debt
34th R.S. - 1915 Confederate Homes Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Judiciary Labor Reforms in Civil Procedure Senatorial Districts

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