James A. Turman

James Arthur 'Jimmy' Turman

Full Name: James Arthur "Jimmy" Turman
Date of birth: November 29, 1927
Date of death: February 13, 2019

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 24 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Gober / Fannin Speaker   Fannin
H 24 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Gober / Fannin   Fannin
H 24 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   Democrat Gober / Fannin   Fannin
H 24 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Gober / Fannin   Fannin

(1) Educator, farmer. "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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House District 24
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th  
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gober / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin
House District 24
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gober / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin
House District 24
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gober / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin
House District 24
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gober / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin

(1) Educator, farmer. "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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Committee Information top

56th R.S. - 1959
Banks and Banking  
Constitutional Amendments  
Interstate Cooperation  
Municipal and Private Corporations (Chair) 
State Affairs  
55th R.S. - 1957
Aged Citizens  
Appropriations  
Education (Chair) 
Public Lands and Buildings  
Rules  
School Districts  
54th R.S. - 1955
Appropriations  
Banks and Banking  
Education  
Public Lands and Buildings  

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