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Frank Owen III
Full Name: Frank Owen III
Date of birth: February 25, 1926
Date of death: February 20, 1999
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
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Counties in District |
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29
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Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
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58th
(1)
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Democrat
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El Paso / El Paso
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Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
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S
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29
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Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
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57th
(2)
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Democrat
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El Paso / El Paso
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Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
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S
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29
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Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961
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56th
(3)
55th
56th
(3)
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Democrat
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El Paso / El Paso
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Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)
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Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
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S
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29
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Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
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54th
(4)
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Democrat
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El Paso / El Paso
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Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
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S
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29
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Nov 2, 1954 - Jan 11, 1955
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53rd
(5)
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Democrat
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El Paso / El Paso
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Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
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H
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105-3
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Jan 13, 1953 - Nov 5, 1954
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53rd
(5)
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Democrat
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El Paso / El Paso
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El Paso
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90-F
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Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
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52nd
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Democrat
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Fabens / El Paso
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Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth
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(1)
58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term.
Senate Journal.
(2)
2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting.
Texas Constitution Art. III, ยง3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(3)
56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 8/6/1959.
Senate Journal.
(4)
Richard White, in special election 12/11/1954, sworn 1/11/1955, succeeded Frank Owen III, resigned 11/5/1954.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5)
Frank Owen III, in special election 11/2/1954, succeeded to unexpired term of James T. Rutherford, resigned 9/27/1954.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Selected Newspaper articles
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
54th Legislature, R.S., SR 77.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
55th Legislature, R.S., SR 159.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
76th Legislature, R.S., HR 566.
Resolutions - Memorial.
76th Legislature, R.S., SR 280.
Resolutions - Memorial.
77th Legislature, R.S., SR 825.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Biographical Sketches |
Memorial biographical sketch and photo.
A State of Remembrance, 2001.
Memorial, April 2000, p. 402.
Texas Bar Journal.
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Military Service Notes |
United States Army Air Forces, Sergeant, World War II. Military grave marker, Frank Owen III.
Find a Grave.
Military Service: United States Army Air Force, June 1944 to June 1946. Biographical sketch, Frank Owen III, January 14, 1959.
Legislative Clipping Service.
United States Army Air Corps, World War II. "Born February 25, 1926, in El Paso, Texas, Frank Owen served as a tail gunner on a B-17 in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II." 76th Legislature, R.S., SR 280.
Resolutions - Memorial.
United States Army Air Corps. Photo and salute.
With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.
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Other Resources |
Frank Owen III, birth date 2/25/1926, death date 2/20/1999, interment in Memory Gardens of the Valley, Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
Find a Grave.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Frank Owen III, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Frank Owen III, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Frank Owen III, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Frank Owen III, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Frank Owen III, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph.
Frank Owen III, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Frank Owen III, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Frank Owen III, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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Committee Informationtop
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58th R.S. - 1963
Education
Finance
Jurisprudence
Labor and Management Relations
Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts
Oil and Gas
(Chair)
State Affairs
Transportation
Water and Conservation
(Vice Chair)
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57th R.S. - 1961
Border Conference
Constitutional Amendments
Contingent Expenses
Finance
Interstate Cooperation
Jurisprudence
Local and Uncontested Bills, Special
Oil and Gas
(Chair)
Water and Conservation
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56th R.S. - 1959
Agriculture and Livestock
Constitutional Amendments
Insurance
(Vice Chair)
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts
Oil and Gas
(Chair)
Privileges and Elections
Texas Commission for State Health and Welfare Services
Texas Commission on City and County Governments
Water and Conservation
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55th R.S. - 1957
Agriculture and Livestock
Constitutional Amendments
(Vice Chair)
Counties, Cities and Towns
(Chair)
General Investigating
Insurance Company of Texas (ICT), Investigation, Special
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts
Oil and Gas
Privileges and Elections
Water and Conservation
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54th R.S. - 1955
Aeronautics
Agriculture
Constitutional Amendments
Federal Relations
(Vice Chair)
Oil, Gas and Conservation
Public Health
Public Lands and Land Office
(Chair)
Representative Districts
Senatorial Disticts
Town and City Corporations
(Vice Chair)
Water Resources
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53rd R.S. - 1953
Conservation and Reclamation
Criminal Jurisprudence
Federal Relations
(Chair)
Judiciary
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
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52nd R.S. - 1951
Conservation and Reclamation
Criminal Jurisprudence
Education
State Affairs
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