Don Garrison

{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (1925–2018)}}

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|office=Member of the Texas House of Representatives

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|term_start=January 10, 1961

|term_end=October 1, 1966

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|birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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|death_place = Leesport, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|party = Democratic

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|profession= Attorney

|residence= Houston, Texas, U.S.

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Donald E. Garrison (May 23, 1925 – August 13, 2018) was an American lawyer and politician.

Political career

He served as a Democratic member in the Texas House of Representatives from 1961 to 1966.[http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=898&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=57~party=~roleDesc=~Committee= Legislative Reference Library of Texas-Don Garrison]

Biography

Garrison was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from El Monte High School, in El Monte, California. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He then went to Stanford University for three years. During the Korean War, Garrison served in the United States Air Force and was commissioned a captain. In 1964, Garrison received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and practiced law in Houston, Texas. He died at Berks Heim Nursing Facility in Leesport, Pennsylvania.{{cite web |title=Don Garrison Notice | date=17 August 2018 |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/donald-garrison-obituary?pid=189973546 |publisher=Legacy |accessdate=22 August 2018}}

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