Murray Watson Jr. Explained

Murray Watson Jr.
Office:Member of the Texas House of Representatives
Term Start:January 8, 1957
Term End:January 8, 1963
Office2:Member of the Texas State Senate
Term Start2:January 8, 1963
Term End2:January 9, 1973
Birth Date:14 May 1932
Birth Place:Waco, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Waco, Texas, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Greta Candace Warren
Profession:lawyer

Murray Watson Jr. (May 14, 1932 – July 24, 2018) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member in the Texas House of Representatives from 1957 to 1963 and in the State Senate from 1963 to 1973.[1] As a senator, he introduced legislation that led to the creation of the Texas State Technical College.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=712&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=57~party=~roleDesc=~Committee= Texas Legislative Reference Library
  2. https://www.wacotrib.com/news/politics/murray-watson-jr-state-senator-and-tstc-pioneer-dies-at/article_035b04f7-e061-5e6e-ac1f-399b643a2237.html "Murray Watson Jr., state senator and TSTC pioneer, dies at 86", by Phil Erikksen, Waco Tribune-Herald