Hugh Harris

Hugh Kirkman Harris

Full Name: Hugh Kirkman Harris
Date of birth: March 28, 1857
Date of death: November 22, 1919

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 27 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th (1)   Democrat Temple / Bell   Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton

(1) 34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 27
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Temple / Bell
Counties in district: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton

(1) 34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Other Resources

  • Census of 1910 - Hugh Harris, Belton, Bell County, age 53, born circa 1857 in Tennessee, county clerk, son Hugh K. Harris, age 7.
    Hugh Kirkman Harris, Sr. in death record of son Hugh Kirkman Harris, birth date 1/8/1903 in Bell County, Texas, death date 1/21/1979 in Greensboro, North Carolina. FamilySearch. 1910 North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994
  • Hugh Harris, birth date 3/28/1857, death date 11/22/1919, burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell County, with son Hugh Harris, birth date 1/8/1903, death date 1/21/1979. Find a Grave.
  • Death notice, former state senator Hugh Harris, 11/23/1919, p. 1. Houston Chronicle.
  • Death notice, Hugh K. Harris, former county clerk and state senator from Bell County, Temple Daily Telegram, 11/23/1919, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

  • Photograph. Hugh Harris, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915
Commerce and Manufactures  
Contingent Expenses  
Finance  
Judiciary No. 1  
Military Affairs  
State Asylums (Chair) 
State Penitentiaries  
Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments  

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