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E.A. Calvin

Elvis Abner Calvin

Full Name: Elvis Abner Calvin
Date of birth: February 28, 1875
Date of death: July 1, 1948

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 15 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris
H 4 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar
H 6 Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 27th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Maxey / Lamar   Lamar
H 6 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 26th (4) (5) (6)   Democrat Maxey / Lamar   Lamar

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Maxey, Lamar County. House Journal. ↩
(2) Paris, Lamar County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) A.E. Calvin, Maxey. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902. ↩
(4) A.E. Calvin, Lamar County. House Journal. ↩
(5) Maxey, Lamar County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(6) A.E. Calvin, Paris. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
33rd  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Houston / Harris
Counties in district:
Harris

Legislatures:
28th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Paris / Lamar
Counties in district:
Lamar

Legislatures:
27th (1) (2) (3)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Maxey / Lamar
Counties in district:
Lamar

Legislatures:
26th (4) (5) (6)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Maxey / Lamar
Counties in district:
Lamar

Terms of service notes


(1) Maxey, Lamar County. House Journal. ↩
(2) Paris, Lamar County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) A.E. Calvin, Maxey. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902. ↩
(4) A.E. Calvin, Lamar County. House Journal. ↩
(5) Maxey, Lamar County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(6) A.E. Calvin, Paris. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩

Biographical Information

  • Census of 1900 - Elvis A. Calvin, Lamar County, age 25, born February 1875 in Missouri, lawyer. FamilySearch.
  • Elvis Abner Calvin, birth date 2/28/1875 in Boone County, Missouri; death date 7/1/1948 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; retired executive secretary of the Harris County Tax Payers Ass'n. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Obituary and photo, Elvis Abner Calvin, "E.A. Calvin, Community Leader, Dies: Elected to State Legislature at 23, He Won Reputation as Determined Fighter for Many Causes," 7/2/1948, pp. 1, 15. Houston Chronicle.
  • Elvis A. Calvin. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

  • Photograph. E.A. Calvin, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. E.A. Calvin, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. A.E. Calvin, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. A.E. Calvin, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

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