James E. Nugent

Full Name: James Edward "Jim" Nugent
Date of birth: June 24, 1922
Date of death: July 17, 2016

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
H	56	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 3, 1979	65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr	Speaker Pro Tem, 2/22/1978.	Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Real, San Saba, Schleicher, Uvalde
H	56	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Real, San Saba, Schleicher, Uvalde
H	56	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Real, San Saba, Schleicher, Uvalde
H	55	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Bandera, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Real, San Saba
H	55	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Bandera, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Real, San Saba
H	55	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Bandera, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Mills, Real, San Saba
H	66	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Bandera, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton
H	66	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Bandera, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton
H	78	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton

(1) Gerald Geistweidt, in special election 2/3/1979, sworn 2/9/1979, succeeded James E. Nugent, resigned 1/3/1979. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Nugent resignation letter dated 12/15/1978, effective 1/3/1979. Declined election and will not qualify as a member of the House of Representatives of the 66th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
(3) Special election 1/6/1979, runoff 2/3/1979. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001.
(4) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service top

House District 56
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 3, 1979
Legislatures: 65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Speaker Pro Tem, 2/22/1978.
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kerrville / Kerr
Counties in district: Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Real, San Saba, Schleicher, Uvalde

House District 56
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kerrville / Kerr
Counties in district: Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Real, San Saba, Schleicher, Uvalde

House District 56
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kerrville / Kerr
Counties in district: Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Real, San Saba, Schleicher, Uvalde

House District 55
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kerrville / Kerr
Counties in district: Bandera, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Real, San Saba

House District 55
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kerrville / Kerr
Counties in district: Bandera, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Real, San Saba

House District 55
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kerrville / Kerr
Counties in district: Bandera, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Mills, Real, San Saba

House District 66
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kerrville / Kerr
Counties in district: Bandera, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton

House District 66
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kerrville / Kerr
Counties in district: Bandera, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton

House District 78
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kerrville / Kerr
Counties in district: Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 582. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 235. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 30. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 197. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Nugent, James E. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, Pilot. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

James Edward Nugent, birth date 6/24/1922 in Tom Green County. FamilySearch Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.
Railroad Commissioners Past through Present, with dates of service. Railroad Commission of Texas.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
Notice of death, 7/18/2016. Speaker of the House.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.
Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.
Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

Photograph. James E. (Jim) Nugent, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James E. (Jim) Nugent, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James E. (Jim) Nugent, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James E. Nugent, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James E. Nugent, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James E. [Jim] Nugent, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James E. Nugent, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James E. Nugent, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James E. Nugent, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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

Committee Information top

65th R.S. - 1977 Calendars Public Education Public Education Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters Public Education Subcommittee on Public School Finance Public Education Subcommittee on Teacher Retirement System (Chair) Public Education Subcommittee on Teacher Salary Public Pension Plans, House Joint Transportation (Chair)
64th R.S. - 1975 Appropriations Transportation (Chair)
63rd R.S. - 1973 Reapportionment Transportation (Chair)
62nd 3rd C.S. - 1972 Revenue and Taxation
62nd R.S. - 1971 Criminal Jurisprudence General Investigating, Special House Rules and Procedures Judicial Districts Motor Transportation Revenue and Taxation Revenue and Taxation, Interim Rules (Chair)
61st R.S. - 1969 Aeronautics (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Law Franchising and Multi-level Distributorships Insurance Holding Company and Mortgage Loan Judicial Districts Motor Transportation Revenue and Taxation
60th R.S. - 1967 Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Criminal Law (Chair) Judicial Districts Motor Traffic Revenue and Taxation Rules
59th R.S. - 1965 Aeronautics Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Livestock and Stock Raising News Media on Proceedings in Criminal and/or Civil Courts Revenue and Taxation Rules
58th R.S. - 1963 Aeronautics Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Labor Municipal and Private Corporations
57th R.S. - 1961 Criminal Jurisprudence Engrossed Bills Judiciary Livestock and Stock Raising Oil, Gas and Mining Salt Water Pollution

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