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Lon A. Smith Full Name: Lon A. Smith Date of birth: March 13, 1869 Date of death: October 21, 1947 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 8 Jan 14, 1919 - Oct 4, 1920 36th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)   Democrat Henderson / Rusk   Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby S 8 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 14, 1919 35th (6) (7)   34th (8)   Democrat Henderson / Rusk Senate President Pro Tempore (35th)   Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby (1) "Representatives for Texas Shown": W.T. Davidson of Marshall, in special election 11/20/1920, succeeded unexpired term of Lon A. Smith, elected comptroller 11/2/1920, p. 11, 11/21/1920. Galveston Daily News. (2) Smith resigned 10/4/1920. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) "Democrats get 310,790 votes of 487,559 in Texas": Results of general election canvass announced. Lon A. Smith elected comptroller November 2, 1920, 12/18/1920, p. 1. San Antonio Express. (4) "Democrats nominate Davidson," 11/3/1920, p. 9. T.W. Davidson nominated for the State Senate...to fill the vacancy created by resignation of Lon A. Smith of Henderson, elected State Comptroller. San Antonio Express. (5) 36th Legislature - 1/14/1919, pp. 1-2, listed as "member-elect" in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 5th, 1918. Senate Journal. (6) 35th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 8/3/1917, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal. (7) 35th Legislature - 1/9/1917, pp. 1-2, listed in Roll Call of Holdover Senators/Absent. Name listed is Leon A. Smith. Senate Journal. (8) 34th Legislature - 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2, listed as elected on November 3, 1914. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Biographical Sketches Portrait and biographical sketch, Vol. XXX, 1922, p. 77, Confederate Veteran, 1893. Alonzo Abner Smith of Henderson. Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," 3/22/1917, p. 6. Houston Post. Smith, Lon A. Texas State Cemetery. Other Resources "Friends, State Employees Pay Last Tribute to Lon A. Smith": "His body lay in state in the senate chamber prior to funeral services," 10/24/1947, p. 26. Amarillo Daily News. "Lon A. Smith to Quit Seat on Rail Board: Olan R. Van Zandt Decides to Run for Place on Commission," 4/21/1940, pp. 1, 6. Smith announced he would not be a candidate for re-election to the Railroad Commission; former State Senator and Comptroller. Dallas Morning News. Obituary, "Lon A. Smith is Death Victim," 10/22/1947, p. 3. Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Mentioned in "Chronological Listing of Key Events in the History of the Railroad Commission of Texas (1866-1939)." Railroad Commission of Texas. Railroad Commissioners Past through Present, with dates of service. Railroad Commission of Texas. Photographs Photograph. Lon A. Smith, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Lon A. Smith, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Lon A. Smith, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Lon A. Smith, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 34th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, south wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 35th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 36th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 36th R.S. - 1919 Agricultural Affairs (Vice Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Governor's Nominations   Insurance and Banking (Chair)  Labor   Public Health   State Affairs   State Penitentiaries   35th R.S. - 1917 Central Investigating Committee   Counties and County Boundaries   Educational Affairs   Enrolled Bills   Insurance and Banking   Labor   Nominations of the Governor   Public Health   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Affairs   34th R.S. - 1915 Bubonic Plague Appropriation Investigation   Constitutional Amendments   Counties and County Boundaries   Educational Affairs   Engrossed Bills   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Labor   Public Printing (Chair)  Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Affairs

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