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Charles Harraway Jenkins Full Name: Charles Harraway Jenkins Date of birth: May 17, 1852 Date of death: February 23, 1931 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 125 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Brownwood / Brown   Brown, Coleman H 107 Jan 12, 1909 - Mar 9, 1910 31st (1) (2)   Democrat Brownwood / Brown   Brown, Coleman H 107 Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 30th   Democrat Brownwood / Brown   Brown, Coleman (1) Democrat; Jenkins "resigned to accept appointment February 18, 1910, as Associate Justice of the court of Civil Appeals of the 3rd Supreme Judicial District of Texas. Assumed his duties on the bench in March, 1910." Roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, p. 413. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910. (2) E.A. McDaniel, sworn 7/29/1910, succeeded Charles H. Jenkins, resigned 3/9/1910. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 42nd Legislature, R.S., 2/24/1931, p. 471. Resolutions - Memorial. 42nd Legislature, R.S., Simple Resolution 59, 2/25/1931, p. 342. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches JENKINS, CHARLES H. (1852-1931). Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch, Charles H. Jenkins, Volume IV, pp. 1870-1871. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914. Other Resources Judge Charles Harraway Jenkins, birth date 5/17/1852, death date 2/23/1931, color portrait, burial in Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Brown County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. C.H. Jenkins, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. C.H. Jenkens, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. C.H. Jenkins, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Charles H. Jenkins, Texas Jurists Collection Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 41st R.S. - 1929 Constitutional Amendments   Judiciary (Vice Chair)  Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Banks and Banking   Common Carriers   Counties   Criminal Jurisprudence   Judiciary   Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure (Chair)  31st R.S. - 1909 Banks and Banking   Common Carriers   Counties   Criminal Jurisprudence   Judiciary   30th R.S. - 1907 Common Carriers   Criminal Jurisprudence   Education   Liquor Traffic (Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office   Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure   Senator Bailey, Investigate

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