Alonzo W. Jamison
Full Name: Alonzo Wesley Jamison, Jr.Date of birth: April 12, 1918
Date of death: October 29, 2011
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 51 | Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 | 60th | Democrat | Denton / Denton | Cooke, Denton | |
| H | 59 | Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 | 59th | Democrat | Denton / Denton | Denton | |
| H | 59 | Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 | 58th | Democrat | Denton / Denton | Denton | |
| H | 59 | Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th | Democrat | Denton / Denton | Denton | |
| H | 59 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 | 56th | Democrat | Denton / Denton | Denton | |
| H | 59 | Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th | Democrat | Denton / Denton | Denton | |
| H | 59 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 | 54th | Democrat | Sanger / Denton | Denton |
Terms of Service top
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House District 51
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 Legislatures: 60th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Denton / Denton Counties in district: Cooke, Denton |
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House District 59
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 Legislatures: 59th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Denton / Denton Counties in district: Denton |
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House District 59
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 Legislatures: 58th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Denton / Denton Counties in district: Denton |
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House District 59
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 Legislatures: 57th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Denton / Denton Counties in district: Denton |
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House District 59
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 Legislatures: 56th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Denton / Denton Counties in district: Denton |
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House District 59
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 Legislatures: 55th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Denton / Denton Counties in district: Denton |
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House District 59
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 Legislatures: 54th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Sanger / Denton Counties in district: Denton |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesBiographical Sketches
- Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
Military Service Notes
- United States Army, World War II; United States Army Reserve, Colonel. "He served during World War II as an officer in anti-aircraft artillery unit in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany, and was awarded the Bronze Star. He continued to be active in the U.S. Army Reserves and retired as a Colonel in 1974." Obituary, 11/6/2011. Dallas Morning News.
Other Resources
- Alonzo Wesley Jamison, Jr., birth date 4/12/1918, residence in Denton from 1993-2009. FamilySearch United States Public Records, 1970-2009.
- Alonzo Wesley Jamison, Jr., birth date 4/12/1918 in obituary (4/13/1918 on family cenotaph), death date 10/29/2011, photo, obituary, cenotaph in Valley View Cemetery, Valley View, Cooke County. Find a Grave.
- "Sine Die" song (to the tune of "This Ole House"), 1959 version and undated version, ghost-written for Alonzo Jamison ("Mrs. Jamison is thought to be the ghost"). Memo File.
- Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.
Photographs
- Photograph. Alonzo W. Jamison, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Alonzo W. Jamison, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Alonzo W. Jamison, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Alonzo W. Jamison, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Alonzo W. Jamison, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.W. Jamison, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. Alonzo W. Jamison, Jr., 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Alonzo W. Jamison, Jr., 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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60th R.S. - 1967
Common Carriers Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Revision Commission Education Juvenile Crime and Delinquency (Vice Chair) State Affairs | ||
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59th R.S. - 1965
Common Carriers (Vice Chair) Congressional and Legislative Districts Counties Juvenile Crime Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Health | ||
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58th R.S. - 1963
Common Carriers (Vice Chair) Constitutional Amendments Counties Education Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections | ||
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57th R.S. - 1961
Agriculture Conservation and Reclamation Education Highways and Roads (Chair) State Affairs | ||
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56th R.S. - 1959
Congressional and Legislative Districts Education (Chair) Highways and Roads Rules State Affairs | ||
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55th R.S. - 1957
Revenue and Taxation Rules School Districts (Chair) State Affairs | ||
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54th R.S. - 1955
Agriculture Commerce and Manufactures Education Game and Fisheries Military and Veteran's Affairs Segregation in Public Schools, Advisory |
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