Frances 'Sissy' Farenthold
Full Name: Frances "Sissy" FarentholdOther surnames: Tarlton,
Date of birth: October 2, 1926
Date of death: September 26, 2021
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 45-1 | Jan 14, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 | 62nd (1) | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Kleberg, Nueces | |
| H | 45-1 | Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 | 61st | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Kleberg, Nueces |
(1) Not present at organization of the House 1/12/1971. Oath of office administered 1/14/1971, p. 37. House Journal.
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House District 45-1
Jan 14, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 Legislatures: 62nd (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces Counties in district: Kleberg, Nueces |
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House District 45-1
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 Legislatures: 61st Party: Democrat Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces Counties in district: Kleberg, Nueces |
(1) Not present at organization of the House 1/12/1971. Oath of office administered 1/14/1971, p. 37. House Journal.
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 62nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HSR 80. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 87th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HR 41. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Photo and biographical sketch (Frances Tarlton "Sissy" Farenthold). Relatives: Benjamin Dudley Tarlton - grandfather, Frances Tarlton "Sissy" Farenthold - granddaughter. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
- Biographical sketch in LRL collection, 340.092 C366R 2008. Rough Road to Justice: The Journey of Women Lawyers in Texas, 2008.
- Frances Tarlton 'Sissy' Farenthold: A Noble Citizen, April 23-24, 2015, conference program, biographical sketch, and photos of Sissy Farenthold and Barbara Jordan. Presented by the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, School of Law, The University of Texas at Austin.
- Biographical sketch in LRL collection, 976.4 R638W 2022. Women Across Time = Mujeres a Través del Tiempo: Sixteen Influential South Texas Women, 2022.
Other Resources
- Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly.
- "Texas (Still) Needs Farenthold," 9/21/2007, pp. 28-31. Texas Observer.
- Frances Tarlton 'Sissy' Farenthold: A Noble Citizen, online exhibition of Farenthold's state, national, and international career. Presented by the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, School of Law, The University of Texas at Austin.
Photographs
- Photograph. Frances Tarlton Farenthold, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Frances Tarlton Farenthold, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 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.
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