Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	71	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Del Rio / Val Verde	Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde
H	71	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Del Rio / Val Verde	Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde
H	100	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Del Rio / Val Verde	Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde
H	100	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Del Rio / Val Verde	Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Val Verde

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

61st Legislature, 2nd C.S., HSR 86. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, R.S., HCR 3. Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. "served in the House of Representatives, as had his father [George Murat Thurmond] before him, holding a seat that was later held by each of his own two sons, George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr." Relatives: George Murat Thurmond [I] - father; Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. - son. Roger H. Thurmond, Sr. - father; George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. - sons. George M. Thurmond [II] and Roger H. Thurmond, Jr. - brothers. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, Roger H. 'Mickey' Thurmond, Jr., Class of 1951, death date 6/12/2011. Courtesy Val Verde County Library. Del Rio Wildcats - High School Alumni.

Other Resources

John Green Thurmond / Anna Louisa Sturges (F1439) family group sheets. Relatives:
George Murat Thurmond [I] - grandfather; Roger Harold Thurmond, Jr. and George Murat Thurmond [II] - grandsons.
George Murat Thurmond [I], Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond, and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - brothers.
Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - uncles; Roger Harold Thurmond, Sr. - nephew.
Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond and Alfred Sturgis Thurmond - great uncles; Roger Harold Thurmond, Jr. and George Murat Thurmond [II] - great nephews. Strong McLemore Genealogy, 2006. Capt. Alfred Sturgis Thurmond Columbus Lafayette "Zip" Thurmond, Sr. George Murat Thurmond [II] George Murat Thurmond [I] Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond Roger Harold Thurmond, Sr. Thurmond family group sheet

Photographs

Photograph. Roger H. Thurmond, Jr., 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Roger H. Thurmond, Jr., 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Roger H. Thurmond, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Roger H. Thurmond, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Roger H. Thurmond, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
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.

Committee Information top

59th R.S. - 1965 Common Carriers Labor Liquor Control Act (Chair) Liquor Regulation Livestock and Stock Raising (Chair) State Affairs
58th R.S. - 1963 Game and Fisheries Insurance Liquor Regulation Livestock and Stock Raising (Chair) State Affairs
57th R.S. - 1961 Aeronautics Constitutional Amendments Liquor Regulation Livestock and Stock Raising State Hospitals and Special Schools
56th R.S. - 1959 Counties Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Judicial Districts Labor Livestock and Stock Raising Local Water Districts

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