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Daniel Weldon Odell Full Name: Daniel Weldon Odell Date of birth: December 30, 1867 Date of death: December 12, 1924 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 10 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903 27th (1) (2)   26th (3)   27th (1) (2)   Democrat Cleburne / Johnson Senate President Pro Tempore (27th)   Ellis, Hill, Johnson (1) 27th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 9/4/1901, 1st C.S.; and 2nd C.S. Senate Journal. (2) 27th Legislature - 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of hold-over Senators." Senate Journal. (3) 26th Legislature - 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of Senators-elect." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 39th Legislature, R.S., SR 74, 3/16/1925, pp. 1056-1057. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Volume II, p. 164. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906. Other Resources Died 12/12/1924, Chairman Industrial Accident Board 1917-1918. Card File. Obituary, "Senator Odell, Noted Texas Lawyer Dies in Fort Worth," 12/13/1924, p. 1. McKinney Courier-Gazette. Photographs Photograph. D.W. Odell, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. D.W. Odell, 27th 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. Committee Informationtop 27th R.S. - 1901 Agricultural Affairs   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Labor   Public Buildings and Grounds   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Affairs (Chair)  26th R.S. - 1899 Constitutional Amendments   Insurance, Statistics and History   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair)  State Affairs

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