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George Murat Thurmond Full Name: George Murat Thurmond Date of birth: December 14, 1873 Date of death: July 10, 1925 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 83 Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 27th   Democrat Victoria / Victoria   Bee, Calhoun, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 62nd Legislature, R.S., HCR 3. Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. "served in the House of Representatives, as had his father [George Murat Thurmond] before him, holding a seat that was later held by each of his own two sons, George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr." Relatives: George Murat Thurmond [I] - father; Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. - son. Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. - father; George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. - sons. George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. - brothers. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Mentioned in biographical sketch of his father, Columbus Lafayette Thurmond, pp. 100-101. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894. Brief biographical sketch, George M. Thurmond, p. 209. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901. Other Resources George Murat Thurmond, birth date 12/14/1873 in Victoria, death date 7/10/1925 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, occupation: lawyer, burial in Del Rio. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Thurmond family group sheets. Relatives: George M. Thurmond [I] - grandfather; Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. and George M. Thurmond [II] - grandsons. George M. Thurmond [I], Pulaski A. Thurmond, and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - brothers. Pulaski A. Thurmond and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - uncles; Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. - nephew. Pulaski A. Thurmond and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - great uncles; Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. and George M. Thurmond [II] - great nephews. LillyMcGrewgeneaologypages, 2001. "Sunstroke Insurance Paid," 10/6/1925, p. 11. San Antonio Express. "Death Claims Form S.A. Official," 7/10/1925, p. 27. San Antonio Light. 27th Legislature (1901) - G.M. Thurmond, Victoria, lawyer, nativity Texas, age 27 (born circa 1874), Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. Photographs Photograph. George M. Thurmond, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 27th R.S. - 1901 Agricultural Affairs Subcommittee on the Beeville Experimental Station   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 2   Public Health and Vital Statistics   Public Printing   Representative Districts

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