Peyton McKnight
Full Name: Charles Peyton McKnight, Jr.
Date of birth: December 10, 1924
Date of death: December 22, 1995
Terms of Service top
Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
S
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2
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Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983
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66th
67th
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Democrat
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Tyler / Smith
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Collin, Gregg, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
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S
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2
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Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979
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65th
(1)
64th
(2)
(3)
65th
(1)
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Democrat
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Flint / Smith
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Senate President Pro Tempore (65th)
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Collin, Gregg, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
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S
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2
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Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
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63rd
(4)
(5)
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Democrat
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Flint / Smith
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Collin, Gregg, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
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H
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34
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Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
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51st
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Democrat
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Quitman / Wood
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Wood
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(1)
65th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 7/11/1977; Ad Interim Principalis, 1st C.S., elected 7/21/1977.
Senate Journal.
(2)
63rd, 64th, and 65th Legislatures - Roster at beginning of session lists Tyler.
Senate Journal.
(3)
Residence address in Flint, Texas.
The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975.
(4)
Residence address in Flint, Texas.
Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973.
(5)
63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term.
Senate Journal.
Biographical Notes and Resources top
Selected Newspaper articles
Resolutions and Journal entries
Biographical Sketches
Military Service Notes
- United States Army Air Force, World War II. "Raised in the small East Texas towns of Alba and Quitman, McKnight flew fifty-five combat missions over Europe in World War II on B-17s, while serving with the Fifteenth Air Force Command. His 17th Bomber Group awarded him the French Croix de Guerre. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the European Theater Ribbon with Seven Battle Stars."
Texas State Cemetery.
- United States Army Air Force. Photo and salute.
With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.
Other Resources
Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators
- Named 'Honorable Mention'.
Best and Worst Legislators 1981.
- Named 'Dishonorable Mention'.
Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
Photographs
- Photograph.
Peyton McKnight, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
Peyton McKnight, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
Peyton McKnight, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
Peyton McKnight, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
Peyton McKnight, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
Peyton McKnight, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
Committee Information top
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