Honoré Ligarde
| Honoré Ligarde | |
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Ligarde (Texas Legislative Reference Library)
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| Texas State Representative for District 69 (Webb County) | |
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In office 1963–1967 |
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| Preceded by | Vidal M. Treviño (District 80) |
| Succeeded by | Dan Struve (District 69) |
| Texas State Representative for District 59 (Webb County) | |
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In office 1967–1973 |
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| Preceded by | Alonzo Jamison, Jr. (District 59) |
| Succeeded by | Billy Hall (District 43) |
| Personal details | |
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April 11, 1920 Laredo, Texas, US |
| Died | February 15, 1986 (aged 65) San Antonio, Texas |
| Nationality | French-American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Josephine Neel Ligarde (married 1946-1973, her death) |
| Relations | J. C. "Pepe" Martin, Jr. (brother-in-law) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Amédée and Sara Valeria Saenz Ligarde |
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| Occupation | Lawyer; Banker; Businessman |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Honoré Ligarde (April 11, 1920 – February 15, 1986) was a banker, lawyer, and businessman from his native Laredo, Texas, who served as a Democrat from 1963 to 1973 in the Texas House of Representatives for Webb County in the southern portion of his state.
Ligarde, of French descent, was a son of Amédée Ligarde and the former Sara Valeria Saenz. He graduated from the Holding Institute in Laredo and Martin High School, when it was still known as Laredo High School. He played basketball and graduated in 1937. He was a decorated captain-navigator on a Martin B-26 Marauder bomber in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He received a Silver Star while taking part in missions over North Africa and Italy. He procured a degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and after his military service graduated from the University of Texas School of Law.
In 1962, Ligarde was the president of Washington's Birthday Celebration in Laredo and was elected to succeed the one-term Representative Vidal M. Treviño, who did not seek reelection in order to return full-time to educational administration. Ligarde represented House District 69 from 1963 to 1967 and District 59 from 1967 to 1973. He did not seek a sixth term in 1972 but instead ran unsuccessfully for the Texas State Senate. He was succeeded in the House by Laredo Democrat Billy Hall, and the district was renumbered as 43; coincidentally, Hall had once worked for Ligarde at a Laredo bank. Ligarde's former House district in now numbered as 42 and has been represented since 2001 by another Laredo Democrat, Richard Raymond.
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