Samuel Columbus Sellers

Full Name: Samuel Columbus "Sam" Sellers
Date of birth: December 28, 1894
Date of death: April 30, 1965

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	53-2	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	96	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	Bell, Falls, McLennan
H	96	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	Bell, Falls, McLennan

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House District 53-2
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

House District 96
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan

House District 96
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 464. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Samuel Columbus Sellers, birth date 12/28/1895 in Louisiana; death date 4/30/1965 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; usual residence in Waco, McLennan County; salesman, real estate. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Sam Sellers, birth date 12/28/1894, death date 4/30/1965, burial in Rosemound Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County. Find a Grave.
50th Legislature - birth date 12/28/1894. 53rd Legislature, Regular and Called Session - birth date 12/28/1894. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.
Obituary and photo, "Sam Sellers, Former State Solon, Dies," 5/1/1965, p. 6-A. Waco Tribune-Herald.

Photographs

Photograph. Sam Sellers, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam C. Sellers, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam Sellers, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

53rd R.S. - 1953 Claims and Accounts Common Carriers Motor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations Penitentiaries (Vice Chair)
50th R.S. - 1947 Claims and Accounts Insurance Motor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations Penitentiaries (Chair) State Penitentiaries and the Farm System, Investigation, Special
49th R.S. - 1945 Claims and Accounts Common Carriers Motor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations Penitentiaries Public Health

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