Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	15	Jan 9, 1917 - Aug 10, 1917	35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	15	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris

(1) "Hobby Will Go to Austin: Lieutenant Governor Prepares to Call Senate to Order in Special," 7/31/1917, p. 2. Relating to start of 35th Legislature, 2nd Called Session. Two Harris County representatives "probably will not attend, as they are serving their country" - Harry Fisher, attending training camp at Leon Springs, and Stanley Beard, lieutenant in U.S. marines. Galveston Daily News.
(2) "House Fails to Act on Bill," 8/11/1917, p. 4. Dateline Austin, Tex., Aug. 10. "Representative Stanley Beard left tonight for Portsmouth, Va. where he is a lieutenant of marines. He vacates his seat in the Legislature. . ." Galveston Daily News.
(3) "Special Elections Are Ordered for Four Additional Districts," 1/24/1918, p. 3 - districts of Stanley Beard, Harry V. Fisher, F.M. Fitzpatrick, and Joseph V. [sic] Nichols. "Today's proclamations follow the opinion of the attorney general holding that a member forfeits his seat in the legislature when he enters the army or navy." Notes Nichols sent letter to governor refusing to resign, "contending that he did not have to." Galveston Daily News.
(4) Franklin P. Davis, in special election 2/23/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded Stanley A. Beard, resigned after 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Other Resources

"Veteran Lawyer, 71, Found Shot to Death," 9/29/1959, p. 6. Stanley Beard, 1916-1917 member of the Legislature, death date 9/28/1959. Corpus Christi Times.
Stanley Alphonse Beard, birth date 4/26/1888 in Mississippi, death date 9/28/1959 in Houston, burial in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Stanley Beard, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Stanley Beard, 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.

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Internal Improvements Municipal Corporations Private Corporations
34th R.S. - 1915 Banks and Banking Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Internal Improvements Privileges, Suffrage and Elections

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