J.P. Hayter

John Price Hayter

Full Name: John Price Hayter
Date of birth: November 23, 1862
Date of death: November 15, 1926

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 31 Jan 12, 1909 - Jun 15, 1910 31st (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Decatur / Wise   Denton, Montague, Wise

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(2) J.P. Hayter resigned after 2nd Called Session, 1909 - succeeded by C.V. Terrell, elected at the special election 7/23/1910. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
(3) Charles V. Terrell, sworn 7/28/1910, succeeded John P. Hayter, resigned 6/15/1910. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 31
Jan 12, 1909 - Jun 15, 1910
Legislatures: 31st (1) (2) (3) (4)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Decatur / Wise
Counties in district: Denton, Montague, Wise

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(2) J.P. Hayter resigned after 2nd Called Session, 1909 - succeeded by C.V. Terrell, elected at the special election 7/23/1910. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
(3) Charles V. Terrell, sworn 7/28/1910, succeeded John P. Hayter, resigned 6/15/1910. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Portrait and biographical sketch, "Our friends in the Legislature," Volume 5, number 1, May 1909, pp. 14-17. J.P. Hayter, born in Grayson County in 1862. Elected Mayor of Decatur 1905 and 1907. Texas State Journal of Medicine, 1905.

Other Resources

  • Portrait and biographical sketch, John Price Hayter, Volume II, pp. 342-343. Birth date 11/23/1862, elected Decatur mayor 1905. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.
  • John P. Hayter (1862-1926), d. Nov. 15, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McClennan County. TXGenWeb Project.
  • "Time in a bottle: Discovery uncorks rich history of J.P. Hayter," by Denny Deady, 8/31/2006. J.P. Hayter birth date 11/23/1861, death date 11/15/1926, buried in Waco. Wise County Messenger.

Photographs

  • Photograph. J.P. Hayter, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

31st R.S. - 1909
Counties and County Boundaries  
Engrossed Bills  
Public Health (Chair) 
Public Lands and Land Office  
State Asylums  

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