Emory C. Smith

Full Name: Emory C. Smith
Date of birth: February 26, 1846
Date of death: December 8, 1912

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	31	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909	29th ⁽²⁾ 30th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Denton / Denton	Denton, Montague, Wise
H	79	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Denton / Denton	Denton
S	31	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897	23rd ⁽⁴⁾ 24th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Denton / Denton	Denton, Montague, Wise

(1) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 24th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893

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Senate District 31
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 29th ⁽²⁾ 30th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Denton / Denton
Counties in district: Denton, Montague, Wise

House District 79
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Denton / Denton
Counties in district: Denton

Senate District 31
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 23rd ⁽⁴⁾ 24th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Denton / Denton
Counties in district: Denton, Montague, Wise

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Other Resources

"The late Senator Emory Smith of this city put thru the first depository law, modeled after the Missouri law." 4/8/1919, p. 2. Denton Record-Chronicle.
Census of 1880 - Emory Smith, Denton County, born circa 1847 in Alabama, lawyer, spouse Letitia.
Census of 1900 - Emory C. Smith, Denton, Denton County, born February 1846 in Alabama, lawyer, spouse Letitia. FamilySearch. 1880 1900
Emory C. Smith, birth date 2/26/1846 in Chambers County, Alabama, death date 12/8/1912 in Denton, Denton County, Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Emory C. Smith, birth date 2/26/1846, death date 12/8/1912, burial in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Denton, with spouse Hama L. 'Letitia' Smith. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in "University of North Texas"; President John J. Crumley and "state Senator Emory C. Smith of Denton secured the right for the college to confer state teaching certificates." Handbook of Texas Online.
Mentioned on p. 161 (teaching) and p. 189 (mayor of Denton in 1889); legislation re. State Normal School at Denton as State Senator, pp. 221-223, and service on committee for State Industrial School for Girls, pp. 261-262. History of Denton County, From Its Beginning to 1960, 1978.
E.C. Smith mentioned, pp. 197, 213, 231, 267, 271, 356, 360. Bates, Ed. F., History and Reminiscences of Denton County, 1976. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
30th Legislature (1907) - Emory C. Smith, postoffice Denton, Denton County, nativity Alabama, lawyer, Democrat, age 60 (born circa 1847), 36 years in Texas, served in former sessions: 23rd, 24th, 29th Senate, 28th House. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. Emory Smith, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Emory Smith, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.C. Smith, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.C. Smith, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.C. Smith, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west 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.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

30th R.S. - 1907 Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses (Chair) Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 2 Public Printing State Affairs Towns and City Corporations Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
29th R.S. - 1905 Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Federal Relations Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 2 Privileges and Elections Public Health Public Printing
28th R.S. - 1903 Constitutional Amendments Finance Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs
24th R.S. - 1895 Counties and County Boundaries Federal Relations Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 (Chair) Military Affairs Privileges and Elections Roads and Bridges Rules
23rd R.S. - 1893 Constitutional Amendments Education (Chair) Federal Relations Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds State Affairs Town and City Corporations

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