Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	20	Jan 16, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd (1) (2) (3)	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Jack, Parker, Tarrant, Wise

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 22nd Legislature - 1/14/1891, p. 5. Seats formerly occupied by Townsend, Kimbrough & Burney were reserved for them, seat formerly occupied by his predecessor was reserved for Carter, those Sens. being absent. Kimbrough indefinitely excused. Senate Journal.
(3) 22nd Legislature - Fourth Day, 1/16/1891, p. 31. Senator Carter appeared before the president's desk and took the oath. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• Obituary and photo, Judge Augustus M. Carter, 2/6/1909, p. 4. Fort Worth Record and Register.
• Obituary, Judge Augustus M. Carter, 2/5/1909, p. 2. Death date Friday morning, 2/5/1909. "During 1891 and 1892 he represented this district with distinction in the State senate. He promoted the bill creating the Forty-eighth district court and was largely instrumental in securing the location of the court of civil appeals for the Second judicial district for Fort Worth." Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
• Biographical sketch and portrait, Augustus McKinney Carter, pp. 188-190. Born 2/4/1848 in Panola County, married Frederika Tally 6/22/1872 at Carthage. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.

Other Resources

• A.M. Carter, death date 2/5/1909 in Tarrant County, age 61. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
• Augustus McKinney Carter (1848-1909), burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Includes obituary in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2/5/1909. Find a Grave.

Photographs

• Photograph. A.M. Carter, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

22nd R.S. - 1891 Apportionment and Representation   Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendment to Judiciary Article   Education   Engrossed Bills (Chair)  Finance   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Public Debt   Public Lands   Roads and Bridges   Texas World's Fair Exhibition (Chair)  Towns, Cities and Corporations