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Asbury Bascom Davidson Full Name: Asbury Bascom Davidson Date of birth: November 13, 1855 Date of death: February 4, 1920 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 22 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907 28th (2) (3) (4)   29th (1)   Democrat Cuero / DeWitt Senate President Pro Tempore (28th)   Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson S 22 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 3, 1903 27th (5) (6)   26th (7)   27th (5) (6)   Democrat Cuero / DeWitt Senate President Pro Tempore (27th)   Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson (1) 29th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (2) 28th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/13/1903, Regular Session. Senate Journal. (3) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. (4) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (5) 27th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected in the absence of the President and President Pro Tem 9/11/1901, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal. (6) 27th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (7) 26th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches DAVIDSON, ASBURY BASCOM (1855-1920). Handbook of Texas Online. 22nd Lieutenant Governor: Asbury Bascom Davidson. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016. Biographical sketch, Asbury B. Davidson, p. 81. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901. Photographs Photograph. Asbury Davidson, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006 Photograph. A.B. Davidson, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.B. Davidson, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.B. Davidson, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.B. Davidson, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 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. Committee Informationtop 29th R.S. - 1905 Constitutional Amendments   County and County Boundaries   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 2 (Chair)  Mining and Irrigation   Newspaper Reports, Investigate, Special   Pan American College of Commerce   Privileges and Elections   Public Land and Land Office   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   28th R.S. - 1903 Counties and County Boundaries   Insurance, Statistics and History (Chair)  Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 2   Permanent University and Common School Fund, to Investigate   Privileges and Elections   Rules   San Jacinto Battle Ground Picture Purchasing   27th R.S. - 1901 Apportionment   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Judicial Districts   Public Buildings and Grounds   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Penitentiaries   Towns and City Corporations   26th R.S. - 1899 Engrossed Bills   Insurance, Statistics and History   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Judiciary No. 2   Mining and Irrigation   Public Health   State Affairs   State Penitentiaries   State Reformatory, Joint Committee on

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