Jim T. Lindsey

Jim Thurston Lindsey Sr. (February 1, 1926 – April 2, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, including a term as Speaker of the House

Early life, military service, and education Lindsey was born on February 1, 1926, on a farm in Sand Hill, Bowie County, Texas, In 1941, he graduated from James Bowie High School. From 1942 to fall 1945, he served in the United States Army Air Forces and fought in World War II. By 1949, he lived in Boston, moving to Texarkana by 1951.

Lindsey studied at the University of Texas at Arlington before enlisting into the military. From 1945 to 1950, he studied at Baylor University, for almost 70 years; they had five children together. He was a member of the Freemasons and the United States Junior Chamber. He later moved to Redwood Valley, California, dying there on April 2, 2013, aged 87.