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Perry J. Lewis Full Name: Perry J. Lewis Date of birth: December 7, 1864 Date of death: January 23, 1933 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 24 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901 26th (1)   25th (2)   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bandera, Bexar, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Medina S 24 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897 24th (3) (4)   23rd (5)   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar Senate President Pro Tempore (24th)   Bandera, Bexar, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Medina (1) 26th Legislature - 1/10/1899, p. 1, listed in "roll of hold-over Senators." Senate Journal. (2) 25th Legislature - 1/12/1897, p. 1, listed in "roll of Senators-elect." Senate Journal. (3) 24th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/9/1895, Regular Session. Senate Journal. (4) 24th Legislature - 1/8/1895, p. 1, listed in "roll of hold over senators." Senate Journal. (5) 23rd Legislature - 1/10/1893, p. 1, All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day; 1/11/1893, p. 5, Resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes: Drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 43rd Legislature, R.S., SR 24, p. 126. Resolutions - Memorial. 43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch. Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897. Photographs Photograph. Perry J. Lewis, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Perry J. Lewis, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Perry J. Lewis, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Perry J. Lewis, 26th 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. 25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 26th R.S. - 1899 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Federal Relations   Judiciary No. 1   Labor (Chair)  Military Affairs   Rules   State Asylums   State Penitentiaries   25th R.S. - 1897 Confederate Home and Southwestern Insane Asylum, Special   Federal Relations   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1 (Chair)  Penitentiaries   Public Lands   Rules   24th R.S. - 1895 Civil Code, Special   Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Federal Relations   Insurance, Statistics and History   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Judiciary No. 2   Military Affairs   Mining and Irrigation   Penitentiaries   Public Health   Public Lands   Rules   State Asylums   Stock and Stock Raising   23rd R.S. - 1893 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Counties and County Boundaries   Education   Engrossed Bills   Frontier Protection (Chair)  General Land Office   General Land Office, Joint Committee to investigate the   Judiciary No. 1   Penitentiaries   Public Lands   Rules for Impeachment Proceeding   State Affairs   State Asylums   Town and City Corporations

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