Charles Higgens Tennyson
Full Name: Charles Higgens TennysonDate of birth: August 20, 1902
Date of death: December 20, 1968
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 111-2 | Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 | 45th | Democrat | Wichita Falls / Wichita | Wichita | |
| H | 111-2 | Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 | 44th | Democrat | Wichita Falls / Wichita | Wichita | |
| H | 111-2 | Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 | 43rd (1) | Democrat | Wichita Falls / Wichita | Wichita |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Teacher. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 45th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Wichita Falls / Wichita
- Counties in district:
- Wichita
- Legislatures:
- 44th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Wichita Falls / Wichita
- Counties in district:
- Wichita
- Legislatures:
- 43rd (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Wichita Falls / Wichita
- Counties in district:
- Wichita
Terms of service notes
(1) Teacher. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- United States Army. Charles Higgens Tennyson, birth date 8/20/1902, enlistment date 1/10/1921, discharge date 8/6/1921, death date 12/20/1968. FamilySearch United States Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
- Census of 1940 - Charles H. Tennyson, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, age 38, born circa 1902 in Texas, high school teacher, wife Tommy Tennyson. FamilySearch.
- Charles Higgens Tennyson, birth date 8/20/1902 in Texas; death date 12/20/1968 in Austin, Travis County; executive secretary, Texas State Teachers Association; served in World War I. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Charles H. Tennyson, birth date 8/20/1902, death date 12/20/1968, burial in Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, with spouse Tommie M. Tennyson. Find a Grave.
- Obituary and photo, Charles H. Tennyson, "Former Wichitan, Teacher Association Leader, Dies," 12/22/1968, p. 6A. "Tennyson served three terms in the legislature from Wichita County from 1933 to 1939. He was elected to the legislature while a classroom teacher in Wichita Falls." Includes Tennyson's legislation relating to teacher retirement. Wichita Falls Times.
- Photograph. Charles H. Tennyson, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Charles H. Tennyson, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Charles H. Tennyson, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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