D. Roy Harrington

Full Name: David Roy Harrington
Date of birth: November 12, 1907
Date of death: March 8, 2001

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
S	4	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 11, 1977	63rd ⁽¹⁾ 64th	Democrat	Port Arthur / Jefferson		Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
S	4	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Port Arthur / Jefferson		Jefferson, Orange
S	4	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971	60th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 61st	Democrat	Port Arthur / Jefferson	Senate President Pro Tempore (60th)	Jefferson, Orange
S	4	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967	58th ⁽⁵⁾ 59th	Democrat	Port Arthur / Jefferson		Jefferson, Orange
H	9-3	Jan 10, 1961 - Nov 23, 1962	57th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾	Democrat	Port Arthur / Jefferson		Jefferson
H	9-3	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Port Arthur / Jefferson		Jefferson
H	9-3	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th ⁽⁹⁾	Democrat	Port Arthur / Jefferson		Jefferson

(1) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1972 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(3) 60th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 7/3/1968. Senate Journal.
(4) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(5) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(6) Opinion WW-1476 dated 11/15/1962 addresses terms of office for members of the House of Representatives. Newly-elected members may qualify for office and be entitled to a salary on the date the canvassing of the General Election returns is complete. Attorney General of Texas.
(7) "Senators-Elect Can't Take Oath, Draw Pay Till Jan. 8," Two newly-elected Jefferson County members took oath of office early, on 11/23/1962. "No [House] payroll place left" for Senator-elect Harrington. Dallas Morning News.
(8) "Wilson Opinion Awaited on Exact End of Terms" reports "a legislator can hold office until his successor has qualified or until 'the first of the year. . .'" State canvassing board to certify results of November election on 11/23/1962. Dallas Morning News.
(9) Oil refining. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 4
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 63rd ⁽¹⁾ 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Arthur / Jefferson
Counties in district: Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange

Senate District 4
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Arthur / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson, Orange

Senate District 4
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 60th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 61st
Senate President Pro Tempore (60th)
(60th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Arthur / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson, Orange

Senate District 4
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 58th ⁽⁵⁾ 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Arthur / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson, Orange

House District 9-3
Jan 10, 1961 - Nov 23, 1962
Legislatures: 57th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Arthur / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 9-3
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Arthur / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 9-3
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th ⁽⁹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Arthur / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 143. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 131. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
58th Legislature, R.S., SR 27. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
59th Legislature, R.S., SR 65. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 221. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
77th Legislature, R.S., HR 567. Resolutions - Memorial.
77th Legislature, R.S., SR 825. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973.
Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975.
Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2001.

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
How Bills Become Law in Texas, State Senator D. Roy Harrington, 1971. Texas Senate.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.
Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
64th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

64th R.S. - 1975 Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Poet Laureate, Special Reapportionment (Legislative Redistricting for House of Representatives), Interim Texas Coastal and Marine Council Texas Constitution
63rd R.S. - 1973 Economic Development (Vice Chair) Intergovernmental Relations Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Interstate Compacts and Reciprocal Agreements (Chair) Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Mass Transit Natural Resources Poet Laureate Selection, Special (Chair) Surface Mining Operations, Interim
62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture and Livestock Coastal Lands and Waters Constitutional Amendments County, District and Urban Affairs Federal Programs and Relations Finance Intergovernmental Relations (Vice Chair) Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Labor and Management Relations (Vice Chair) Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Medical Costs, Interim (Chair) Parks and Recreation Parks and Wildlife Poet Laureate Selection, Special Public Health Transportation Unemployment Compensation and Workmen's Compensation Laws, Interim
61st R.S. - 1969 Automatic Data Processing Beach Study Constitutional Amendments County, District, and Urban Affairs Faculty Compensation (Chair) Finance Historical and Recreational Sites Insurance Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Labor and Management Relations (Vice Chair) Nominations Parks and Recreation Parks and Wildlife Pipeline (Chair) Poet Laureate Selection, Special Public Health Transportation Water and Conservation
60th R.S. - 1967 Beaches Constitutional Amendments Education Faculty Compensation (Chair) Finance Game and Fish Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Parks and Recreation Public Health Water and Conservation
59th R.S. - 1965 Banking Constitutional Amendments Education Faculty Compensation in State-Supported Colleges and Universities Game and Fish Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Labor and Management Relations (Vice Chair) Military and Veterans Affairs Pleasure Island Privileges and Elections Public Health Water and Conservation
58th R.S. - 1963 Bays of Texas Claims Constitutional Amendments Education Game and Fish Labor and Management Relations (Vice Chair) Military and Veterans Affairs Nominations Privileges and Elections State Departments and Institutions
57th R.S. - 1961 Bay Development and Use Beach Development Congressional and Legislative Districts Fish and Wildlife Resources (Chair) Game and Fisheries (Chair) Insurance Labor Poet Laureate Selection, Special Public Health
56th R.S. - 1959 Labor Oil, Gas, and Mining Penitentiaries (Chair) Public Health State Hospitals and Special Schools
55th R.S. - 1957 Engrossed Bills Federal Relations Industrial and Occupational Safety Commission Labor Public Health Public Lands and Buildings

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