Alva Pearl Barrett

Full Name: Alva Pearl Barrett
Date of birth: April 12, 1878
Date of death: March 23, 1953

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	3	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909	30th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 29th ⁽³⁾ 30th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Bonham / Fannin	Senate President Pro Tempore (30th)	Fannin, Lamar
H	34	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Bonham / Fannin		Fannin

(1) 30th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/12/1907, 1st C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 3
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 29th ⁽³⁾ 30th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (30th)
(30th)
(30th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bonham / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin, Lamar

House District 34
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bonham / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin

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Other Resources

Obituary, "A.P. Barrett, UT Ex, Dies at 74 in Ft. Worth," 3/31/1953, p. 1. Former state president pro-tem of the Senate. Daily Texan.
A.P. Barrett, birth date 4/2/1878 in Tennessee; death date 3/23/1953 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; financier/oil. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Alva Pearl Barrett, birth date 4/12/1878; permanent home address in San Antonio, Bexar County; attorney, farmer, miner; draft registration 9/6/1918. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
A.P. Barrett, birth date 4/12/1878, death date 3/23/1953, burial in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, A.P. Barrett, "State Industry Leader Dies," 3/24/1953, p. 20. Lubbock Evening Journal.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of his father, Marcus Lafayette Barrett, p. 105. A.P. Barrett (1878-1953), Bachelor of Law degree, University of Texas 1905. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Speech on "The Mission of the Public School" mentioned in "Hunt Co., TX - Schools - Looking Back - School Closed At Celeste - Large Number of Graduates and Splendid Address by Senator Barrett," 5/30/1908. Hunt County, TXGenWeb Project.
Bachelor of Laws, Alva Pearl Barrett of Bonham; Volume VI, February 1905 to June 1906 with a general index to volumes I to VI, August 1905, pp. 154-155. The University of Texas Record, 1905.

Photographs

Photograph. A.P. Barrett, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.P. Barrett, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.P. Barrett, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

30th R.S. - 1907 New York American, Investigate Constitutional Amendments David Crockett Painting Educational Affairs (Chair) Engrossed Bills Federal Relations Finance Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debts, Claims and Accounts
29th R.S. - 1905 Agricultural Affairs Commerce and Manufactures Confederate Home, Investigate County and County Boundaries Educational Affairs Engrossed Bills (Chair) Finance Military Affairs Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debts, Claims and Accounts State Affairs
28th R.S. - 1903 Education Educational Affairs Subcommittee on Revising the School Laws Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 1 Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Roads, Bridges and Ferries San Jacinto Battle Ground

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