Temple Harris McGregor

Full Name: Temple Harris McGregor
Date of birth: May 12, 1870
Date of death: March 4, 1953

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	82-1	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	82-1	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
S	20	Jan 14, 1913 - May 28, 1915	33rd ⁽⁴⁾ 34th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Burnet, Lampasas, Travis, Williamson
H	24	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Robert J. Eckhardt, in special election 10/9/1915, succeeded Temple H. McGregor, resigned after 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 34th Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 33rd Legislature - List of Senators elected on November 5, 1912, oath of office administered, 1/14/1913, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal.

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House District 82-1
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 82-1
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

Senate District 20
Jan 14, 1913 - May 28, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽⁴⁾ 34th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Burnet, Lampasas, Travis, Williamson

House District 24
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Resolution expressing appreciation for services of Representatives John Mathis, Sr. and T.H. McGregor, p. 414. House Journal.
Memorial - 53rd Legislature, SCR 23. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, May 1953, p. 353. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

T.H. McGregor of Austin, Preston L. Anderson of San Antonio, John M. Mathis of Houston, and "Uncle Elmer" Pope of Corpus Christi, "Austinite Last of Famed 'Four Horsemen'," 10/22/1952, p. 4. Austin American.
Eulogy of Representative and Judge A.S. Fisher by Senator T.H. McGregor of Austin, "Funeral Oration at Grave of Capt. Fisher: Glowing Tribute Paid Eminent Jurist by T.H. McGregor in Eloquent Oration," 11/21/1924, p. 2. Williamson County Sun (Georgetown, Texas).

Photographs

Photograph. T.H. McGregor, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.H. McGregor, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.H. McGregor, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.H. McGregor, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.H. McGregor, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, south wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Appropriations Constitutional Amendments Public Lands and Buildings Rules State Affairs
42nd R.S. - 1931 Education Game and Fisheries Oil and Gas Industry, Investigate Public Lands and Buildings Rules State Affairs
34th R.S. - 1915 Agricultural Affairs Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Educational Affairs Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) Public Buildings and Grounds State Asylums
33rd R.S. - 1913 Attorney General's Department, Investigate Congressional Districts Federal Relations Finance Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Buildings and Grounds State Asylums
30th R.S. - 1907 Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance (Chair) Labor Liquor Traffic Municipal Corporations Senator Bailey, Investigate (Vice Chair)

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