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Horace W. Vaughan Full Name: Horace Worth Vaughan Date of birth: December 2, 1867 Date of death: November 10, 1922 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 1 Jan 14, 1911 - Apr 1, 1913 33rd (1) (2) (3)   32nd (4) (5)   Democrat Texarkana / Bowie   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris (1) Absolom C. Oliver, in special election 7/19/1913, sworn 8/13/1913, succeeded Horace W. Vaughan, resigned 4/1/1913. John M. Henderson, sworn 9/11/1914, succeeded Absolom C. Oliver, resigned 8/21/1913. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) 33rd Legislature - 1/14/1913, pp. 1-4, listed in Roll Call with "holdover Senators." Senate Journal. (3) Resignation letter to President of the Senate from Senator Horace W. Vaughan, 2/3/1913, effective 3/3/1913; Message from Governor Colquitt, 3/3/1913 and Vaughan's letters of resignation to Governor, 2/13/1913, and withdrawing tender of resignation, 3/2/1913; personal privilege remarks, 3/5/1913; Vaughan resignation letter dated 4/1/1913, effective immediately after adjournment on 4/1/1913, pp. 260, 719-720, 794-795, 1538. Senate Journal. (4) 32nd Legislature - 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2, listed in Roll Call as "Senator-elect." Senate Journal. (5) 33rd Legislature - 1/14/1913, p. 3. Elected on 11/8/1910, for a full period of four years (listed with "hold over senators"). Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches VAUGHAN, Horace Worth (1867-1922). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present. VAUGHAN, HORACE WORTH (1867-1922). Handbook of Texas Online. Biography and portrait, Horace Worth Vaughan, p. 153. Representing Texas: a Comprehensive History of U.S. and Confederate Senators and Representatives from Texas, 2008. Photographs Photograph. Horace W. Vaughan, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Horace W. Vaughan, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 32nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 33rd R.S. - 1913 Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Federal Relations   Judiciary No. 2   Labor   Meningitis Outbreak, Investigate   Public Health   Senatorial Districts   State Penitentiaries   Stock and Stock Raising   32nd R.S. - 1911 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Counties and County Boundaries (Chair)  Enrolled Bills   Federal Relations   Insurance, Statistics and History   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Labor   Prohibition Amendment Election held July 22, 1911, Investigation of   Public Printing   Representative Districts   Towns and City Corporations   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments

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