Luther Nickels

Full Name: Martin Luther Nickels
Date of birth: December 19, 1882
Date of death: April 1, 1933

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	72	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Hillsboro / Hill		Hill
H	72	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Hillsboro / Hill		Hill

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture).

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House District 72
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Hill

House District 72
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Hill

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture).

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Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, R.S., 4/3/1933, p. 1165. Resolutions - Memorial.
43rd Legislature, R.S., Senate Simple Resolution 84, 4/3/1933, p. 1105. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, Luther Nickels, 4/2/1933, pp. 1, 4. Born 12/19/1882 at Mount Calm, Hill County. "Sympathy at Death of Luther Nickels from Near and Far" and "Fergusons Pay Tribute to Late Luther Nickels" 4/3/1933, pp. 1, 3. "Luther Nickels is Laid to Rest near Birthplace," 4/4/1933, p. 5. Dallas Morning News.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Private, World War I. Martin L. Nickels, age 35, born circa 1883 in Mount Calm, Texas; residence in Austin, Travis County; enlisted 9/11/1918 in Camp Pike, Arkansas. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
Private, 1 Co., COTS. Martin Luther Nickels, birth date 12/19/1882; enlistment date 1/29/1929; death date 4/1/1933; residence in Austin. FamilySearch United States Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.

Other Resources

Martin Luther Nickels, birth date 12/18/1882 in Texas; death date 4/1/1933 in Dallas, Dallas County; attorney at law; burial in Mt. Calm, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Martin Luther Nickels (1882-1933), burial in Mount Calm Cemetery, Limestone County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Luther Nickels, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Luther Nichells, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Luther Nickels, Texas Jurists Collection

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

32nd R.S. - 1911 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on the Attorney General's Department Appropriations Subcommittee on the North Texas Normal and College of Industrial Arts at Denton (Chair) Common Carriers Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Judiciary (Chair) Prohibition Amendment Election held July 22, 1911, Investigate (Chair) Revenue and Taxation Rules
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Appropriations Banks and Banking Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary
31st R.S. - 1909 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on the State Penitentiary at Rusk Banks and Banking Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure

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