Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	79	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Runge / Karnes		Karnes, Wilson
H	79	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Runge / Karnes		Karnes, Wilson
H	84	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Runge / Karnes		Karnes, Wilson
H	84	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd (1) (2) (3)	Democrat	Runge / Karnes		Karnes, Wilson

(1) District 84 comprised of Wilson and Karnes counties; District 119 comprised of El Paso and Culberson counties, pp. 42, 44, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 84 represented by Sam Gates, p. 5. House Journal.
(3) District 119 represented by Sam Gates, p. 852. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 48th Legislature, R.S., HSR 94, 2/17/1943, pp. 439-440. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/7/1929, p. 9. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

• Sam Gates, birth date 5/1/1872, death date 1/10/1942, burial in Ebenezer Cemetery, Cheapside, Gonzales 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. Sam Gates, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Sam Gates, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Sam Gates, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Sam Gates, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 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.
• 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 Constitutional Amendments   Liquor Traffic   Live Stock and Stock Raising   State Affairs   State Treasury, Investigate

40th R.S. - 1927 Liquor Traffic   Live Stock and Stock Raising   Lobbying Activities, Investigation   State Affairs   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

34th R.S. - 1915 Commerce and Manufactures   Game and Fisheries   Municipal Corporations   State Affairs   Stock and Stock Raising

33rd R.S. - 1913 Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts (Vice Chair)  Public Debt (Vice Chair)  Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)