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Jesse Richard Smith
Full Name: Jesse Richard Smith
Other surnames:
Jessie
Date of birth: May 2, 1872
Date of death: November 29, 1954
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
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Counties in District |
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24
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Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 8, 1929
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39th
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(4)
40th
(1)
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Democrat
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Breckenridge / Stephens
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Callahan, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton
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(1)
40th Legislature - 1/11/1927, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Holdover Senators."
Senate Journal.
(2)
39th Legislature - 1/13/1925, p. 1, shows all 31 Senators were elected on 11/4/1924.
Senate Journal.
(3)
39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 4-year term.
Senate Journal.
(4)
Jessie R. Smith.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Other Resources |
Obituary, "Ex-State Senator, Jesse Smith, Dies," 11/30/1954, p. 6-A. Jesse R. Smith, birth date 5/2/1872, death date 11/29/1954. State senator 1925-1929. Married to Mrs. Irene Smith 1/4/1943 in the State Senate chamber in Austin.
Abilene Reporter-News.
Jesse Richard Smith, birth date 5/2/1872 in Flatwoods, Lawrence County, Tennessee; death date 11/29/1954 in Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas; interment in Breckenridge Cemetery, Breckenridge, Stephens County. Obituary, "Judge Jesse R. Smith, 82, pioneer resident of Breckenridge and Stephens County . . . From 1925-1929, Judge Smith served in the Texas State Senate."
Find a Grave.
Smith, Jesse R. - of Breckenridge, Stephens County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944.
Political Graveyard: a Database of Historic Cemeteries.
40th Legislature (1927) - Jesse R. Smith, postoffice Breckenridge, Stevens [sic] County, nativity Tennessee, age 52 (born circa 1875), farmer, banker, Democrat, member of former legislatures: 39th Senate.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Jesse R. Smith, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Jesse R. Smith, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
39th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
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