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Murray Watson, Jr. Full Name: Murray Watson, Jr. Date of birth: May 14, 1932 Date of death: July 24, 2018 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 13 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd (1)   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam S 13 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971 61st (2)   60th (3)   Democrat Waco / McLennan Senate President Pro Tempore (61st)   Bell, Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam S 13 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967 59th   58th (4)   Democrat Mart / McLennan   Bell, McLennan, Milam H 53-3 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Mart / McLennan   McLennan H 53-3 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Mart / McLennan   McLennan H 53-3 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th   Democrat Mart / McLennan   McLennan (1) 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. (2) 61st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/2/1969. Senate Journal. (3) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. (4) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 56th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 68. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 58th Legislature, R.S., SR 533. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 86th Legislature, R.S., HR 700. Resolutions - Memorial. Other Resources Murray and Greta Watson, Jr. Papers, Inclusive: 1956-1972, undated, Bulk: 1957-1972. Texas Collection, Baylor University. Oral Memoirs of Murray Watson Jr. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Baylor University. Photo, Murray and Greta Watson with daughter Milicent at the Governor for a Day ceremony in July 1969. Research Ready: August 2014. Texas Collection, Baylor University. Murray Watson, Jr., birth date 5/14/1932, death date 7/24/2018, obituary and photo, interment in Mart Cemetery, Mart, McLennan County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 62nd 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. 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 Informationtop 62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture and Livestock   Banking   Coastal Lands and Waters   Constitutional Amendments   Environment (Chair)  Environmental Affairs, Interim (Chair)  Finance   Insurance (Vice Chair)  Intergovernmental Relations   Jurisprudence   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Life Insurance Companies, Prevention of Insolvencies   Occupational Education, Interim   Oil and Gas   Public School Finance, Interim   State Affairs   Transportation   Water and Conservation   61st R.S. - 1969 Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair)  Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Corporate Farming, Livestock Feeding and Ranching Operations   Federal Programs and Relations   Finance   Insurance (Chair)  Insurance   Jurisprudence   Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts (Chair)  Liquor Laws   Livestock Marking and Branding   Oil and Gas   Preschool Education Standards (Chair)  State Affairs   Vocational-Technical Education   Water and Conservation   60th R.S. - 1967 Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair)  Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Emergency Hospital Treatment   Finance   Game and Fish   Governmental Immunity   Insurance (Chair)  Insurance Investigation, Hospital, Health and Accident Insurance (Vice Chair)  Jurisprudence   Parking and Traffic   Parks and Recreation   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   State Affairs   Transportation   Uninsured Motorists   Vocational-Technical Education (Vice Chair)  59th R.S. - 1965 Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Game and Fish   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Military and Veterans Affairs   Oil and Gas   Rules   State Affairs   State Departments and Institutions (Chair)  Transportation (Vice Chair)  58th R.S. - 1963 Agriculture and Livestock   Banking   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Oil and Gas   Public Health   Rules (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   Transportation   57th R.S. - 1961 Insurance (Chair)  Municipal and Private Corporations   Revenue and Taxation   Rules   Special Districts   State Affairs   56th R.S. - 1959 Judiciary   Municipal and Private Corporations   Representation Before the Legislature   School Districts   State Affairs   55th R.S. - 1957 Game and Fisheries   Judiciary   Municipal and Private Corporations   School Districts   State Affairs

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