Sam Gates

Sam Gates

Full Name: Sam Gates
Date of birth: May 1, 1872
Date of death: January 10, 1942

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 79 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Runge / Karnes   Karnes, Wilson
H 79 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Runge / Karnes   Karnes, Wilson
H 84 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Runge / Karnes   Karnes, Wilson
H 84 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Runge / Karnes   Karnes, Wilson

(1) District 84 comprised of Wilson and Karnes counties; District 119 comprised of El Paso and Culberson counties, pp. 42, 44, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 84 represented by Sam Gates, p. 5. House Journal.
(3) District 119 represented by Sam Gates, p. 852. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 79
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Runge / Karnes
Counties in district: Karnes, Wilson
House District 79
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Runge / Karnes
Counties in district: Karnes, Wilson
House District 84
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Runge / Karnes
Counties in district: Karnes, Wilson
House District 84
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Runge / Karnes
Counties in district: Karnes, Wilson

(1) District 84 comprised of Wilson and Karnes counties; District 119 comprised of El Paso and Culberson counties, pp. 42, 44, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 84 represented by Sam Gates, p. 5. House Journal.
(3) District 119 represented by Sam Gates, p. 852. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/7/1929, p. 9. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

  • Sam Gates, death date 1/10/1942 in Karnes County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1903-2000.
  • Sam Gates, birth date 5/1/1872, death date 1/10/1942, burial in Ebenezer Cemetery, Cheapside, Gonzales County. Find a Grave.
  • Death notice, "Texas Trails," 1/13/1942, p. 8-B. "South Texas this week lost one of its most prominent ranchers with the death of Sam Gates of Runge, who was buried near his old home in Gonzales county . . . " San Antonio Light.
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

  • Photograph. Sam Gates, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Sam Gates, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Sam Gates, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Sam Gates, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929
Constitutional Amendments  
Liquor Traffic  
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
State Affairs  
State Treasury, Investigate  
40th R.S. - 1927
Liquor Traffic  
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
Lobbying Activities, Investigation  
State Affairs  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
34th R.S. - 1915
Commerce and Manufactures  
Game and Fisheries  
Municipal Corporations  
State Affairs  
Stock and Stock Raising  
33rd R.S. - 1913
Internal Improvements  
Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) 
Public Debt (Vice Chair) 
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair) 

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