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C.O. Laney

Charles Osborne Laney

Full Name: Charles Osborne Laney
Date of birth: May 12, 1885
Date of death: June 3, 1929

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 44 Jan 11, 1921 - Aug 24, 1921 37th (1)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 44-4 Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 36th (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 44 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th (5)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 44 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Charles O. Laney, representing Dallas County in the Legislature, resigned on 8/24/1921. Jim Wheat's Dallas County Texas Archives, "Daily Events, 1921." RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. ↩
(2) District 44 composed of Dallas County; there is no District 144, pp. 41, 46, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(3) District 44 represented by C.O. Laney, p. 4. House Journal. ↩
(4) District 144 represented by C.O. Laney, p. 145. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(5) Dallas, Dallas County. "District No. 44. Barry Miller, J.W. Parks, John E. Davis and Chas. O. Laney, all of Dallas, composed of the county of Dallas," p. 5. House Journal. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
37th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district:
Dallas

Legislatures:
36th (2) (3) (4)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district:
Dallas

Legislatures:
35th (5)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district:
Dallas

Legislatures:
34th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district:
Dallas

Terms of service notes


(1) Charles O. Laney, representing Dallas County in the Legislature, resigned on 8/24/1921. Jim Wheat's Dallas County Texas Archives, "Daily Events, 1921." RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. ↩
(2) District 44 composed of Dallas County; there is no District 144, pp. 41, 46, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(3) District 44 represented by C.O. Laney, p. 4. House Journal. ↩
(4) District 144 represented by C.O. Laney, p. 145. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(5) Dallas, Dallas County. "District No. 44. Barry Miller, J.W. Parks, John E. Davis and Chas. O. Laney, all of Dallas, composed of the county of Dallas," p. 5. House Journal. ↩

Biographical Information

  • LANEY, CHARLES OSBORNE (1885–1929). Handbook of Texas Online.
  • Biographical sketch, "Who's What About the State Capitol," 1/12/1919, p. 7. Houston Post.

  • "C.O. Laney Funeral Held," Thursday, 6/6/1929, p. 19. Former member of the Texas Legislature, died Monday morning at his home (6/3/1929). Dallas Morning News.
  • Charles Osborne Laney, birth date 5/12/1885 in Texas; death date 6/3/1929 in Dallas, Dallas County; vice president, building and loan company. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Charles Osborne Laney, birth date 5/12/1885, death date 6/3/1929, burial in Calvary Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Dallas, Dallas County. Find a Grave.
  • Mentioned in: Nicola, Carson. On the Labor Front: Uncovering Dallas's Union Legislators 1890-1920. Texas Christian University, May 8, 2023. Texas Christian University.
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

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