Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	38	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Paris / Lamar	Fannin, Lamar
H	36	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Paris / Lamar	Lamar
H	36	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Paris / Lamar	Lamar

(1) District 38 comprised of Lamar and Fannin counties; District 69 comprised of Washington county, pp. 40, 42, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 38 represented by D.W. Dickson, p. 4. House Journal.
(3) District 69 represented by D.W. Dickson, p. 144. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

D.W. Dickson. House Journal. 33rd R.S. 34th R.S. 36th R.S.
39th Legislature, 1st C.S., 9/14/1926, p. 49. Dave W. Dixon. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "D.W. Dickson Is Called by Death: Justice of Peace and Former State Representative Succumbs to Long Illness," 9/10/1926, p. 2. Born 9/6/1866 in Columbia County, Arkansas, and came to Lamar County, Texas, in 1888, died 9/9/1926 in Paris, Lamar County. "He served in the legislature three consecutive terms, during which time he made a record as being a man of decided convictions, who always took a stand on the moral side of every issue." Paris Morning News.

Other Resources

D.H. (D.W.) Dickson, birth date 9/6/1866 in Arkansas, death date 9/9/1926 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, Justice of the Peace. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Dave W. Dickson, birth date 9/6/1866, death date 9/9/1926, burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County. Find a Grave.
David W. Dickson. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. D.W. Dickson, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.W. Dickson, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.W. Dickson, 33rd 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.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Liquor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Affairs
34th R.S. - 1915 Agriculture Congressional Districts (Vice Chair) Constitutional Amendments Forestry State Asylums
33rd R.S. - 1913 Agriculture Commerce and Manufactures Internal Improvements Liquor Traffic

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