Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	50-3	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Mesquite / Dallas	Dallas
H	50-3	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Mesquite / Dallas	Dallas
H	50-3	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Mesquite / Dallas	Dallas
H	44	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Mesquite / Dallas	Dallas
H	44-3	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Mesquite / Dallas	Dallas
H	44	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	44	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Mesquite / Dallas	Dallas
H	44	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Mesquite / Dallas	Dallas
H	37	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Mesquite / Dallas	Dallas

(1) Dallas, Dallas County. "District No. 44. Barry Miller, J.W. Parks, John E. Davis and Chas. O. Laney, all of Dallas, composed of the county of Dallas," p. 5. House Journal.
(2) Dallas, Dallas County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Mesquite. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Other Resources

Johnathan Edward "John" Davis, birth date 3/18/1875, death date 11/2/1958, newspaper printer and editor. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
John E. Davis, born 3/18/1875, died 11/2/1958, burial in Mesquite Cemetery, Dallas County. Find a Grave.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. John E. Davis, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jno. E. Davis, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929 Contingent Expenses (Chair) Public Printing
40th R.S. - 1927 Contingent Expenses (Chair) Public Health State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
39th R.S. - 1925 Contingent Expense (Chair) Counties Municipal and Private Corporations Rules
37th R.S. - 1921 Contingent Expenses (Chair) Representative Districts Roads, Bridges and Ferries
36th R.S. - 1919 Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses (Chair) Labor Public Printing State Affairs
35th R.S. - 1917 Internal Improvements Labor Public Printing State Affairs Supreme Judicial Districts (Vice Chair)
34th R.S. - 1915 Common Carriers Constitutional Amendments Enrolled Bills (Chair) Labor Public Printing Revenue and Taxation State Affairs (Vice Chair)
33rd R.S. - 1913 Claims and Accounts Insurance North Texas Hospital for the Insane at Terrell Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Revenue and Taxation State Affairs State Asylums
32nd R.S. - 1911 Appropriations Subcommittee on the North Texas Hospital for the Insane Insurance Public Printing State Affairs

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