Charles Vernon Terrell

Full Name: Charles Vernon Terrell
Date of birth: May 2, 1861
Date of death: November 17, 1959

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	31	Jul 28, 1910 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 31st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 32nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Decatur / Wise	Senate President Pro Tempore (32nd)	Denton, Montague, Wise
S	31	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901	25th ⁽¹⁰⁾ 26th ⁽⁹⁾	Democrat	Decatur / Wise		Denton, Montague, Wise

(1) 32nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 7/31/1911, 1st C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/10/1911, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) "Candidates For Next Legislature...Preliminary Survey of Situation Looks Unfavorable for Submission in 32d...Positions of Aspirants...", 7/10/1910, p. 20. Includes a list of candidates for the special election to be held on 7/23/1910. "C.V. Terrell, Decatur." Galveston Daily News.
(4) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(5) "Forecast of 32d Legislature: List of Democratic Nominees for Senate and House of Representatives: Elected for the Vacancies: Fifteen New Members of the Thirty-first are Chosen, Three of Them Senators," 8/6/1910, p. 11. Galveston Daily News.
(6) Elected at special election 7/23/1910 to succeed J.P. Hayter, resigned. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
(7) J.P. Hayter resigned after 2nd Called Session, 1909 - succeeded by C.V. Terrell, elected at the special election 7/23/1910. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
(8) Charles V. Terrell, sworn 7/28/1910, succeeded John P. Hayter, resigned 6/15/1910. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(9) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(10) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 31
Jul 28, 1910 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 31st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 32nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (32nd)
(32nd)
(32nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Decatur / Wise
Counties in district: Denton, Montague, Wise

Senate District 31
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 25th ⁽¹⁰⁾ 26th ⁽⁹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Decatur / Wise
Counties in district: Denton, Montague, Wise

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

52nd Legislature, R.S., HCR 68. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

TERRELL, CHARLES VERNON (1861-1959). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketches, Samuel Terrell, C.V. Terrell, and John J. Terrell, pp. 244-249, including Charles Vernon Terrell, pp. 246-247. Pioneer History of Wise County: From Red Men to Railroads - Twenty Years of Intrepid History, 1907.
Memorial, February 1960, p. 90. Texas Bar Journal.
"Statesman on Horseback: Judge, Senator, State Treasurer and Railroad Commissioner, C.V. Terrell Was Confidant of Eight Texas Governors," by A. Garland Adair, January 1960, pp. 10-12, biographical sketch, painting & photo. Mentions John Garner. Texas Parade.
Terrell, Charles Vernon. Texas State Cemetery.
Biographical sketch. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Biographical sketch, Charles Vernon Terrell, Volume IV, pp. 45-47. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Military Service Notes

"He served as a first lieutenant and captain of the Decatur Rifles and led the militia unit at the Fort Worth railroad strike when Governor John Ireland called out the state guard." Handbook of Texas Online.
Decatur Rifles, Captain. Grave marker inscription. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Mentioned in "Under the Dome at Austin," 4/25/1947. Mexia Daily News.
Railroad Commissioners Past through Present, with dates of service. Railroad Commission of Texas.
Mentioned in George Butler Terrell biographical sketch, Terrill/Terrill/Tyrrell Lines. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
Author - Austin, Tex.: C.V. Terrell, 1948, 336 pgs. The Terrells: Eighty-Five Years Texas from Indians to Atomic Bomb, 1948.
Mentioned in "Wise is a Healthy County," 11/26/1953, p. 1. "The oldest living ex-Senator, Terrell came to Austin in 1897." Wise County Messenger.

Photographs

Photograph. C.V. Terrell, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.V. Terrell, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.V. Terrell, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

32nd R.S. - 1911 Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses (Chair) Finance Internal Improvements Labor Mining and Irrigation Public Printing State Asylums
31st R.S. - 1909 Counties and County Boundaries Engrossed Bills Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) Public Health Public Lands and Land Office State Asylums
26th R.S. - 1899 Colored Deaf, Dumb & Blind Asylum, Special Committee to Investigate Charges against Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) Educational Affairs Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Public Lands and Land Office Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
25th R.S. - 1897 Agricultural & Mechanical College, Prairie View Normal, and Sam Houston Normal, Special Counties and County Boundaries Education Federal Relations Finance Investigation Relative to Missing Amendment to S.B. No. 258 - Text-book Bill, Special Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs (Chair) Privileges and Election Public Printing Redistricting State Judiciary, Special Roads, Bridges and Ferries Treasury and Comptroller's Office

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