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Crawford Collins Martin Full Name: Crawford Collins Martin Date of birth: March 13, 1916 Date of death: December 29, 1972 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 12 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963 56th   57th (1)   Democrat Hillsboro / Hill   Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell S 12 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959 54th (2)   55th   Democrat Hillsboro / Hill Senate President Pro Tempore (54th)   Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell S 12 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd (3)   Democrat Hillsboro / Hill   Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell S 12 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 13, 1953 51st   52nd   Democrat Hillsboro / Hill   Ellis, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell (1) 57th Legislature - shows Martin served in the 48th-57th Senate; Senate Journal shows 51st-57th. Texas Legislative Manual. (2) 54th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/11/1955. Senate Journal. (3) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 55th Legislature, R.S., SR 184. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 57th Legislature, R.S., SR 180-181. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 303. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 253. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 63rd Legislature, R.S., HCR 21. Relatives: Will M. Martin - father, Crawford C. Martin - son. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch and color photos, Attorney General Crawford Martin. Choice of Texans: Leaders in the Statehouse, 61st Legislature, 1969. MARTIN, CRAWFORD COLLINS (1916-1972). Handbook of Texas Online. Memorial, February 1973, p. 155. Texas Bar Journal. Martin, Crawford Collins. Texas State Cemetery. Military Service Notes United States Coast Guard, World War II. Memorial, February 1973, p. 155. Texas Bar Journal. United States Coast Guard. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Photographs Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 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. Committee Informationtop 57th R.S. - 1961 Allocate Space in Capitol for Two Houses   Banking   Conservation of Paintings   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses (Chair)  Finance   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair)  Monument for Andrew Jackson Houston in State Cemetery   Nominations   Rules   State Affairs   Transportation   56th R.S. - 1959 Aged (Chair)  Assignment, Special (Chair)  Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expense (Chair)  Finance   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair)  Nominations   Privileges and Elections   Rules   State Affairs   Transportation   Water and Conservation   55th R.S. - 1957 Aged Citizens (Chair)  Archives, Texas Employment Commission, and Insurance Buildings   Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses (Chair)  Finance   Fiscal Aspects of State Government, Advisory (Texas Research League / Texas Legislative Council)   Industrial and Occupational Safety Commission   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts (Chair)  Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair)  Nominations (Vice Chair)  Privileges and Elections   State Affairs   Transportation   Water and Conservation   54th R.S. - 1955 Banking   Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Finance (Chair)  Highways and Motor Traffic   Insurance   Judicial Districts   Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair)  Nominations of the Governor   Rules   State Affairs   Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage   53rd R.S. - 1953 Banking   Civil Jurisprudence   Committee of the Whole Senate   Congressional Districts (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Finance   General Investigating   Insurance   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair)  Nominations of the Governor   Rules   State Affairs (Vice Chair)  52nd R.S. - 1951 Agricultural Affairs   Civil Jurisprudence   Congressional Districts (Chair)  Corporation Laws Revision, Special   Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Educational Affairs   Insurance   Judicial Districts   Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair)  Rules (Vice Chair)  Senatorial Districts   State Highways and Motor Traffic   51st R.S. - 1949 Agriculture (Vice Chair)  Congressional Districts (Vice Chair)  Federal Relations   Highways and Motor Traffic   Insurance   Internal Improvements (Chair)  Local and Uncontested Bills, Special   Military Affairs   Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure   State Affairs   State Parks System in Regard to Equal Facilities for Whites and Negroes, Special   Town and City Corporations   Veterans' Affairs   Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage

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