Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	17	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Texas City / Galveston	Chambers, Galveston
H	17	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Texas City / Galveston	Chambers, Galveston
H	17	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Anahuac / Chambers	Chambers, Galveston

(1) A.L. Beason of Galveston, residence in Galveston County, pp. 2, 4. House Journal.
(2) Texas City, Galveston County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Texas City. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Other Resources

Augustine L. Beason, birth date 1/1/1875, death date 10/22/1959 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, lawyer, wife Willmettie B. Beason. Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966. FamilySearch.
Census of 1920 - Augustine L. Beason, Texas City, Galveston County, age 45, born circa 1875 in Colorado, lawyer/private practice, wife Wilmettie, son Bernard, daughter Attilie. FamilySearch.
Augustine Lorraine Beason, birth date 1/1/1875, permanent home address in Texas City, occupation Lawyer & Representative 17th Dist., nearest relative Mrs. Willmettie Beason, draft registration 9/11/1918 in Galveston County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Augustine L. Beason (1875-1959), photo, burial in Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Scott County, Virginia, with spouse Wilmettie Beason (1880-1965). Find a Grave.
Augustine L. Beason, postmaster at Glen, Chambers County, 8/4/1911. Jim Wheat's Postmasters & Post Offices of Texas, 1846-1930. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
36th Legislature (1919) - A.L. Beason, postoffice Texas City, nativity Colorado, age 44, 24 years in Texas, lawyer, member of former legislatures: 34th-35th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. A.L. Beason, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.L. Beason, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.L. Beason, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Banks and Banking Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Insurance State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
35th R.S. - 1917 Banks and Banking Game and Fisheries Insurance Irrigation Juvenile Reforms Penitentiaries Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit State Prisons at Huntsville and Rusk Public Health
34th R.S. - 1915 Congressional Districts Game and Fisheries Irrigation Judicial Districts State Affairs

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