Howard Augustus Carney

Full Name: Howard Augustus Carney, Sr.
Date of birth: January 20, 1904
Date of death: January 17, 1982

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	1	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd ⁽¹⁾ 51st 52nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Atlanta / Cass	Senate President Pro Tempore (52nd)	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
S	1	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 11, 1949	49th 50th	Democrat	Atlanta / Cass		Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus

(1) 52nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/8/1951. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 1
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd ⁽¹⁾ 51st 52nd ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (52nd)
(52nd)
(52nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Atlanta / Cass
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus

Senate District 1
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 49th 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Atlanta / Cass
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus

(1) 52nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/8/1951. Senate Journal.

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Resolutions and Journal entries

67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 25. Resolutions - Memorial.
67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 40. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, July 1982, p. 1006. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Howard Augustus Carney, Sr., death date 1/17/1982 in Cass County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.

Photographs

Photograph. Howard A. Carney, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Howard A. Carney, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Howard A. Carney, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Howard A. Carney, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

52nd R.S. - 1951 Assignment, Special Contingent Expenses Finance (Chair) Game and Fish (Chair) Insurance Interstate Cooperation Judicial Districts Labor Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation Rules State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic
51st R.S. - 1949 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence Employees Assignment, Special Finance (Vice Chair) Game and Fish (Chair) Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Oil, Gas and Conservation Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair)
50th R.S. - 1947 Civil Jurisprudence (Chair) Contingent Expense Criminal Jurisprudence Education Employees Assignment, Special Finance Game and Fish (Chair) Judicial Districts Oil, Gas and Conservation Penitentiaries Public Health State Affairs
49th R.S. - 1945 Civil Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence Finance Flag Presentation to Mexican Army Aviation Squadron, Special Game and Fish (Chair) Insurance Internal Improvements Investigate Natural Gas Resources, Special Judicial Districts Oil, Gas and Conservation Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) Public Buildings and Grounds State Affairs State Institutions and Departments

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