Preston Smith

Preston Smith

Full Name: Preston Earnest Smith
Date of birth: March 8, 1912
Date of death: October 18, 2003

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 28 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th (1) (2)   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock Senate President Pro Tempore (57th)   Andrews, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Terry, Yoakum
S 28 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961 55th (3)   56th   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Andrews, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Terry, Yoakum
H 119 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum
H 119 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum
H 119 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum

(1) 57th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 7/11/1961. Senate Journal.
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(3) Theatre business. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

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Senate District 28
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th (1) (2)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (57th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Andrews, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Terry, Yoakum
Senate District 28
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 55th (3)   56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Andrews, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Terry, Yoakum
House District 119
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum
House District 119
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum
House District 119
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum

(1) 57th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 7/11/1961. Senate Journal.
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(3) Theatre business. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

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57th R.S. - 1961
Agriculture and Livestock  
Banking (Vice Chair) 
Education  
Finance (Vice Chair) 
Interstate Cooperation (Chair) 
Nominations  
Public Health  
56th R.S. - 1959
Agriculture and Livestock  
Banking  
Education  
Finance (Vice Chair) 
Interstate Cooperation (Chair) 
Nominations  
Public Health  
55th R.S. - 1957
Aged Citizens  
Agriculture and Livestock  
Education  
Finance  
Military and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair) 
Public Health  
Utilize Available Space in Capitol Building  
51st R.S. - 1949
Appropriations  
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Judicial Districts  
Public Printing  
Rules (Vice Chair) 
Water Code  
50th R.S. - 1947
Appropriations  
Congressional and Legislative Districts (Chair) 
Constitutional Amendments  
Judicial Districts  
Motor Traffic  
49th R.S. - 1945
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Federal Relations  
Judicial Districts  
Local and Uncontested Bills  
Motor Traffic  
Public Lands and Buildings  

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