Homer Thornberry

Full Name: William Homer Thornberry
Date of birth: January 9, 1909
Date of death: December 12, 1995

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
H	82-2	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 1, 1941	46th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	82-2	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis

(1) Thornberry resigned 1/1/1941. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 82-2
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 1, 1941
Legislatures: 46th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 82-2
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

(1) Thornberry resigned 1/1/1941. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

THORNBERRY, William Homer (1909-1995). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
Biography in LRL collection, 347.73 T596H 2016. Homer Thornberry: Congressman, Judge, and Advocate for Equal Rights, 2016.
Memorial, July 1996, p. 702. Texas Bar Journal.
Thornberry, William Homer. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, Lieutenant Commander, World War II, 1942-1946. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Homer Thornberry, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Homer Thornberry, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

46th R.S. - 1939 Appropriations Banks and Banking Investment of Permanent School Fund for State Building, Special Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Buildings
45th R.S. - 1937 Appropriations Judiciary Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Buildings

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