Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	3	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909	30th (1) (2)   29th (3)   30th (1) (2)	Democrat	Bonham / Fannin	Senate President Pro Tempore (30th)	Fannin, Lamar
H	34	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Bonham / Fannin		Fannin

(1) 30th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/12/1907, 1st C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• Obituary, "State Industry Leader Dies," 3/24/1953, p. 20. Lubbock Evening Journal.

Other Resources

• Obituary, "A.P. Barrett, UT Ex, Dies at 74 in Ft. Worth," 3/31/1953, p. 1. Former state president pro-tem of the Senate. Daily Texan.
• A.P. Barrett, birth date 4/2/1878 in Tennessee, death date 3/23/1953 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
• Alva Pearl Barrett, birth date 4/12/1878. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
• A.P. Barrett, birth date 4/12/1878 on grave marker, death date 3/23/1953, burial in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County. Find a Grave.
• Mentioned in biographical sketch of his father, Marcus Lafayette Barrett, p. 105. A.P. Barrett (1878-1953), Bachelor of Law degree, University of Texas 1905. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
• Speech on "The Mission of the Public School" mentioned in "Hunt Co., TX - Schools - Looking Back - School Closed At Celeste - Large Number of Graduates and Splendid Address by Senator Barrett," 5/30/1908. Hunt County, TXGenWeb Project.
• Bachelor of Laws, Alva Pearl Barrett of Bonham; Volume VI, February 1905 to June 1906 with a general index to volumes I to VI, August 1905, pp. 154-155. The University of Texas Record, 1905.

Photographs

• Photograph. A.P. Barrett, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. A.P. Barrett, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. A.P. Barrett, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 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.
• 28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

30th R.S. - 1907 New York American, Investigate   Constitutional Amendments   David Crockett Painting   Educational Affairs (Chair)  Engrossed Bills   Federal Relations   Finance   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 2   Military Affairs   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts

29th R.S. - 1905 Agricultural Affairs   Commerce and Manufactures   Confederate Home, Investigate   County and County Boundaries   Educational Affairs   Engrossed Bills (Chair)  Finance   Military Affairs   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   State Affairs

28th R.S. - 1903 Education   Educational Affairs Subcommittee on Revising the School Laws   Insurance, Statistics and History   Judiciary No. 1   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   San Jacinto Battle Ground