Buck Florence

Full Name: James Buck Florence
Date of birth: February 15, 1937
Date of death: March 7, 1990

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	2	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	Hughes Springs / Cass	Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur
H	2	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	Hughes Springs / Cass	Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur
H	2	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Hughes Springs / Cass	Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur
H	2	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Hughes Springs / Cass	Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur

Terms of Service top

House District 2
Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 67th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hughes Springs / Cass
Counties in district: Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur

House District 2
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hughes Springs / Cass
Counties in district: Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur

House District 2
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hughes Springs / Cass
Counties in district: Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur

House District 2
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hughes Springs / Cass
Counties in district: Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

64th Legislature, R.S., HSR 227. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 30. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, 3rd C.S. - House adjourned in memory of Buck Florence, 3/19/1990, p. 76. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, September 1990, p. 977. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Florence chosen Freshman of the Year, 64th Legislature. Obituary, 3/10/1990. Austin American-Statesman.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.

Photographs

Photograph. Buck Florence, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Buck Florence, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Buck Florence, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Buck Florence, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

67th R.S. - 1981 Higher Education House Administration Judicial Affairs (Chair) Judicial Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight
66th R.S. - 1979 Child Abuse/Neglect and Child Pornography, Select Elections Regions, Compacts, and Districts Rules (Chair) State Employee Productivity, Select (Vice Chair)
65th R.S. - 1977 Appropriations Health and Welfare Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Aging Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters - Health and Welfare Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Health Long-term Care Alternatives Products Liability, House Joint (Vice Chair) Rules State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters II State Affairs Subcommittee on General Matters (Chair) State Affairs Subcommittee on Health Standards State Affairs Subcommittee on Resolutions (Chair) State Affairs Subcommittee on Utilities Legislation
64th R.S. - 1975 Financial Institutions Health and Welfare Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Public Welfare

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