S.E. Barnett

Selby Evans Barnett

Full Name: Selby Evans "Speedy" Barnett, Sr.
Date of birth: June 26, 1891
Date of death: May 28, 1975

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 42 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st (1)   Democrat Greenville / Hunt   Hunt, Rains
H 42 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th (2)   Democrat Lone Oak / Hunt   Hunt, Rains

(1) Greenville. House Journal.
(2) Lone Oak. House Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 42
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt, Rains
House District 42
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lone Oak / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt, Rains

(1) Greenville. House Journal.
(2) Lone Oak. House Journal.

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, 1/8/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

  • Selby Evans Barnett, Sr., birth date 6/26/1891 in Texas; death date 5/28/1975 in Tyler, Smith County; newspaper publisher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Selby E. Barnett, birth date 6/26/1891, death date 5/28/1975, burial in Lindale Cemetery, Lindale, Smith County, with spouse Lucille H. Barnett. Find a Grave.
  • Photographs and research notes, "The Barnett Family." Tribal Hearth, Our Family History.
  • Obituary, S.E. Barnett, "Lindale Rites Due 'Speedy' Barnett," 5/30/1975, p. 6. "He was a state representative from Greenville from 1926-1929 and superintendent of printing for the state prison system at Huntsville for 17 years." Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929
Constitutional Amendments (Chair) 
Education  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Penitentiaries  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
40th R.S. - 1927
Engrossed Bills  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
Public Printing  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  

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