Elmer Tarbox

Full Name: Elmer Lois Tarbox
Date of birth: March 7, 1916
Date of death: November 2, 1987

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	75-1	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Lubbock / Lubbock	Lubbock
H	75-1	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Lubbock / Lubbock	Lubbock
H	76-2	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Lubbock / Lubbock	Hockley, Lubbock
H	76-2	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Lubbock / Lubbock	Hockley, Lubbock, Terry
H	76-2	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Lubbock / Lubbock	Lubbock

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House District 75-1
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Lubbock

House District 75-1
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Lubbock

House District 76-2
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Hockley, Lubbock

House District 76-2
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Hockley, Lubbock, Terry

House District 76-2
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Lubbock

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 187. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
63rd Legislature, R.S., HSR 66. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
65th Legislature, R.S., HCR 73. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Middle initial L. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

TARBOX, ELMER LOIS (1916-1987). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch and description of the Elmer Lois Tarbox papers. Texas Tech University Libraries.

Military Service Notes

United States Army Air Corps, World War II. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Elmer L. Tarbox (1916-1987), burial in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock County. Find a Grave.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

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

Photographs

Photograph. Elmer L. Tarbox, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Elmer L. Tarbox, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Elmer L. Tarbox, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Elmer L. Tarbox, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Elmer L. Tarbox, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

64th R.S. - 1975 Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture and Livestock Interim Committee on Study of Agriculture and Livestock Commodities Exportation and Importation Transportation
63rd R.S. - 1973 Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Duplication in State-financed Agricultural Research Programs (Vice Chair) Business and Industry Business and Industry Subcommittee on Consumer Protection Liquor Regulation
62nd R.S. - 1971 Aeronautics Appropriations Data Processing and Printing Degree Plans Higher Education (Vice Chair) Military Affairs Traffic Court System
61st R.S. - 1969 Appropriations Automatic Data Processing in State Government Highways and Roads (Vice Chair) House Administration Livestock Rules of Order and Decorum of the House Urban Affairs
60th R.S. - 1967 Aeronautics Architecture, Engineering and Landscape Architecture Banks and Banking Livestock and Stock Raising Motor Traffic State Affairs

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