Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	10	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909	30th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 29th ⁽³⁾ 30th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Waxahachie / Ellis	Senate President Pro Tempore (30th)	Ellis, Hill, Johnson

(1) 30th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/8/1907, Regular Session. 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, "S.P. Skinner Passes Away," 11/29/1935, p. 7. El Paso Times.
Biographical sketch, Sidney P. Skinner, Volume IV, pp. 1984-1985. Born 1863 in Troy, Drew County, Arkansas. Son of Larkin and Serepta (Pittman) Skinner. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
Obituary, Sidney P. Skinner, "S.P. Skinner Dies [in] Temple, After Illness," 11/29/1935, p. 1. Waxahachie Daily Light.

Other Resources

S.P. Skinner, birth date 10/1/1863 in Arkansas, death date 11/27/1935 in Temple, Bell County, attorney and cattleman. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
S.P. Skinner, birth date 10/1/1863, death date 11/27/1935, burial in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Ellis County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. S.P. Skinner, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.P. Skinner, 29th 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.

Committee Information top

30th R.S. - 1907 Agricultural Affairs Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Finance Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Printing Rules Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
29th R.S. - 1905 Enrolled Bills Federal Relations (Chair) Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs Newspaper Reports, Investigate, Special Public Buildings and Grounds Public Printing Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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