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Pleasant Asbury Turner
Full Name: Pleasant Asbury Turner
Date of birth: April 2, 1850
Date of death: April 27, 1927
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
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Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
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38th
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(2)
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Democrat
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Texarkana / Bowie
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Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
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(1)
2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1924 due to redistricting. Act approved 1921 and effective Apr. 1, 1924, 37th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 60,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2)
38th Legislature - 1/9/1923, p. 1-2, List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November Seventh, 1922.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Resolutions and Journal entries |
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40th Legislature, 1st C.S., Simple Resolution 45, 6/7/1927, p. 478.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Pleasant Asbury Turner, birth date 4/2/1850, death date 4/27/1927, interment in Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County.
Find a Grave.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
P.A. Turner, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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38th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
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