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Alfred John Harper Full Name: Alfred John Harper Date of birth: May 17, 1864 Date of death: May 31, 1926 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 12 Jan 12, 1909 - Sep 17, 1910 31st (2) (3) (4) (5)   Democrat Mexia / Limestone Senate President Pro Tempore (31st)   Brazos, Freestone, Limestone, Robertson S 12 Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909 29th (7) (8) (9) (10)   30th (6)   Democrat Groesbeck / Limestone   Brazos, Freestone, Limestone, Robertson S 12 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th (11) (12)   Democrat Groesbeck / Limestone   Brazos, Freestone, Limestone, Robertson (1) J.R. Astin, in special election 11/8/1910, succeeded Alfred J. Harper, resigned 9/21/1910. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) 31st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/11/1909, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal. (3) 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. (4) "Senator Harper resigned; recently nominated to criminal appellate court is cause of action," 9/18/1910, p. 7. "Mexia, Texas, 9/17 - Senator A.J. Harper has forwarded to Governor Campbell his resignation as senator from this the Twelfth District . . . " Galveston Daily News. (5) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (6) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (7) Mexia, Limestone County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (8) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (9) A.J. Harper of Limestone County. Senate Journal. (10) Groesbeck. Texas Legislative Manual. (11) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. (12) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches HARPER, ALFRED JOHN (1864-1926). Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch, Alfred J. Harper, volume IV, pp. 1608-1609. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914. Biographical sketch and portrait, Alfred John Harper, Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1911-1917. Justices of Texas, 1836-1986 (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2004. Portraits and biographical sketches, "Our Friends in the Legislature," Volume V, No. 1, May 1909, pp. 14-17. Texas State Journal of Medicine, 1905. Biographical sketch and portrait, Alfred John Harper, pp. 273-275. Texas, the Country and Its Men: Historical, Biographical, Descriptive, 1918. Other Resources Portrait. Texas Jurists, 1836 - 1936, 1936. Photographs Photograph. A.J. Harper, Texas Jurists Collection Photograph. A.J. Harper, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.J. Harper, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.J. Harper, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.J. Harper, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 31st R.S. - 1909 Educational Affairs   Finance   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 2 (Chair)  Public Debt, Claims and Accounts   Public Lands and Land Office   30th R.S. - 1907 Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Counties and County Boundaries   Educational Affairs   Finance   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Public Buildings and Grounds   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments   29th R.S. - 1905 Capital Bank and Trust Company, Investigate, Special   Educational Affairs   Finance   Judiciary No. 2   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health (Chair)  State Asylums   Treasurer and Comptroller's Department   28th R.S. - 1903 Agricultural Affairs   Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Federal Relations   Investigate the fairness of the meeting of senators to determine by drawing of lots the lengths of their terms   Military Affairs (Chair)  Public Printing

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