Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	21	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Angleton / Brazoria	Brazoria, Matagorda
H	21	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Angleton / Brazoria	Brazoria, Matagorda
H	40	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Angleton / Brazoria	Brazoria, Matagorda

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Alexander Ewing Masterson, Volume II, pp. 643-644. Born 1/31/1873 in Houston, marriage to Mary Cochran in 1895, elected to 26th Legislature in 1898. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs, 1910.

Other Resources

A.C. [A.E.] Masterson, birth date 1/31/1873 in Houston, death date 8/26/1933 in Angleton, Brazoria County, lawyer, wife Mary Cochran Masterson. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
A.E. Masterson (1873-1933), burial in Angleton Cemetery, Angleton, Brazoria County. Find a Grave.
26th Legislature (1899) - A.E. Masterson, postoffice Angleton, nativity Texas, age 26 (born circa 1873), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
40th Legislature (1927) - A.E. Masterson, postoffice Angleton, nativity Texas, age 54 (born circa 1873), lawyer, member of former legislatures 26th and 39th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. A.E. Masterson, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.E. Masterson, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.E. Masterson, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east 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.

Committee Information top

40th R.S. - 1927 Common Carriers (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts Military Affairs
39th R.S. - 1925 Common Carriers (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Federal Relations Judiciary
26th R.S. - 1899 Internal Improvements Irrigation (Chair) Judiciary No. 1

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