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James Arthur Turman Sr. (November 29, 1927 – February 13, 2019) was an American politician and educator. He served as a Democratic member in the
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from 1955 to 1963. In 1961, he served as
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. He died of a stroke in
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on February 13, 2019 at age the age of 91.


Early life

Turman served in the
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. He went to Texas A&M University–Commerce and
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. Turman was a junior high school principal.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turman, Jimmy 1927 births 2019 deaths Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives People from Leonard, Texas Military personnel from Texas Educators from Texas East Texas A&M University alumni University of Texas at Austin alumni 20th-century members of the Texas Legislature