Mordecai Purgior McGee
Full Name: Mordecai Purgior McGee
Other surnames:
McGhee
Date of birth: April 21, 1869
Date of death: May 19, 1944
Terms of Service top
Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
S
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8
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Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903
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26th
(2)
(3)
27th
(1)
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Democrat
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Marshall / Harrison
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Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby
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(1)
27th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2.
Senate Journal.
(2)
M.P. McGee announced "as a candidate for the State Senate, subject to the action of the democratic party," "For the State Senate," 5/19/1898, p. 8, 6th col.
Marshall Evening Messenger.
(3)
26th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2.
Senate Journal.
Biographical Notes and Resources top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- Memorial resolution for Bailey Browning, son of Senator M.P. McGee, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., 8/29/1901, p. 92.
Senate Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Obituary, "M.P. McGee Succumbs to Heart Attack," 5/19/1944, p. 1. "M.P. McGee, 75, widely known Marshall attorney and former state senator." "McGee Funeral Held Saturday," 5/21/1944, p. 8.
Marshall News Messenger.
- Biographical sketch, M.P. McGhee, p. 79. Born 4/21/1867 in Panola County.
The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
Other Resources
- Mordecai Purgior McGee, birth date 4/21/1869 in Panola County, death date 5/19/1944 in Marshall, Harrison County, retired attorney.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- M.P. McGee, birth date 4/21/1869r, death date 5/19/1944, burial in Algoma Cemetery South and North, Marshall, Harrison County.
Find a Grave.
- 27th Legislature (1901) - M.P. McGee, postoffice Marshall, Harrison County, nativity Texas, lawyer, Democrat, age 31 (born circa 1870).
Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph.
M.P. McGee, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
M.P. McGee, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
Committee Information top
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