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Calvin Terry Matthew

Full Name: Calvin Terry "Pete" Matthew
Date of birth: November 27, 1929
Date of death: December 17, 1981

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 34 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Yoakum / DeWitt   DeWitt, Goliad
H 34 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   Democrat Yoakum / DeWitt   DeWitt, Goliad

(1) Rancher. "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.

Terms of Service top

House District 34
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Yoakum / DeWitt
Counties in district: DeWitt, Goliad
House District 34
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Yoakum / DeWitt
Counties in district: DeWitt, Goliad

(1) Rancher. "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.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

  • United States Army, Master Sergeant, Korean War. Military grave marker, Calvin Terry Matthew (1929-1981). Pete Matthew, birth date 11/27/1929, death date 12/17/1981, burial in Alexander Cemetery, Stratton, DeWitt County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

56th R.S. - 1959
Common Carriers (Chair) 
Conservation and Reclamation  
Game and Fisheries  
Labor  
Revenue and Taxation  
Texas Educational Standards Commission  
55th R.S. - 1957
Agriculture  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Constitutional Amendments  
Game and Fish  
Military and Veteran's Affairs  
State Hospitals and Special Schools  

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