Alonzo Jamison (’39), Denton:: A student leader and government major at North Texas, he was elected to represent Denton County in the Texas House of Representatives in 1954 and served seven consecutive terms. In 1965, his district was enlarged to include Cooke County. He had served in World War II as an officer in an anti-aircraft artillery unit in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany and was awarded the Bronze Star. He was active in the U.S. Army Reserve after the war, retiring as a colonel in 1974. He spent 25 years farming and raising cattle in the Sanger area and briefly served on the North Texas faculty. He left the Legislature in 1968 to join the faculty of Texas Woman’s University in the Department of History and Government. He became chair of the department in 1981 and retired in 1984. At UNT, he was a member of the 1890 Society.
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Alonzo Jamison (’39), Denton:: A student leader and government major at North Texas, he was elected to represent Denton County in the Texas House of Representatives in 1954 and served seven consecutive terms. In 1965, his district was enlarged to include Cooke County. He had served in World War II as an officer in an anti-aircraft artillery unit in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany and was awarded the Bronze Star. He was active in the U.S. Army Reserve after the war, retiring as a colonel in 1974. He spent 25 years farming and raising cattle in the Sanger area and briefly served on the North Texas faculty. He left the Legislature in 1968 to join the faculty of Texas Woman’s University in the Department of History and Government. He became chair of the department in 1981 and retired in 1984. At UNT, he was a member of the 1890 Society.
