Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	24	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington
H	69	Jul 18, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington
H	69	Jan 9, 1917 - Sep 29, 1917	35th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington
H	69	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington
H	69	Jul 21, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington

(1) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 34th, 35th, and 39th Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) 37th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to Sam D. W. Low, Sr. and E. Guy LeStourgeon), 7/18/1921, p. 3. No committee appointments listed for Low or LeStourgeon in 1st or 2nd C.S. House Journal.
(3) Sam D.W. Low, sworn 7/18/1921, succeeded Henry J. Neinast, expelled 2/10/1921. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) John M. Mathis, Sr., in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded Sam D.W. Low, resigned after 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 34th, 35th, and 39th Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.
(6) Sam D.W. Low, sworn 7/21/1913, succeeded J. P. Buchanan, resigned after Regular Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

46th Legislature, R.S., HSR 266, 5/8/1939, pp. 3022-3023. Resolutions - Memorial.
46th Legislature, R.S., SR 77, 5/8/1939, p. 1512. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Portraits and biographical sketches, pp. 92-98. Relatives: Theodore Augustus Low - father; Sam D.W. Low - son. The History of Brenham and Washington County, 1915.

Other Resources

Announced as candidate for State Senate, "News of Brenham," 6/8/1922. Austin Statesman.
Judge Sam D.W. Low, birth date 1/16/1874, death date 5/7/1939, burial in Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham, Washington County. Includes photograph, biographical sketch from History of Brenham and Washington County, Mrs. R.E. Pennington, 1915, p. 95-98. Find a Grave.
"Fuller Charges to Be Taken Up Today," 8/16/1917, pp. 1, 8. Describes resignation of John M. Mathis of Brenham as a University of Texas regent. Galveston Daily News.
"Funeral Held in Brenham for Judge Sam Low," 5/9/1939, p. 14. Galveston Daily News.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Sam D.W. Low, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam D. Low, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. SDW Low, 34th 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.
35th 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.

Committee Information top

39th R.S. - 1925 Appropriations Banks and Banking Game and Fisheries (Vice Chair) Revenue and Taxation
35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations Banks and Banking Comptroller's Department Visit Congressional Districts Donation of John Tarleton College to the State, Investigate Liquor Traffic Private Corporations (Chair) Senatorial Districts
34th R.S. - 1915 Banks and Banking Congressional Districts Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Claims and Accounts Liquor Traffic Public Debt

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