Eugene Victor Giles

Full Name: Eugene Victor Giles
Date of birth: February 16, 1880
Date of death: June 29, 1974

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	82-2	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	82-2	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis

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House District 82-2
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 82-2
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, Eugene Victor Giles, 7/2/1974, p. 37. "A member of the Texas 41st Legislature . . . Eugene Giles and his sister, Miss Laura, some 18 years ago gave the Austin Heritage Society 67 acres of land . . . to become a Pioneer Settlers' Memorial Park." Austin American-Statesman.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/9/1929, Sec. 2, p. 6. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Book review of Kingdom Come! Kingdom Go!, by M. Jourdan Atkinson and Eugene V. Giles, Volume 19, Issue 2, October 1981, pp. 80-81. "Kingdom Come! Kingdom Go! was born from the memoirs of Eugene Victor Giles, farmer, merchant, and state legislator from Walnut Grove, Texas. Upon his death in Austin in 1974 at the age of 94, Eugene V. Giles left his notes and papers to his cousin, M. Jourdan Atkinson . . . " East Texas Historical Journal.
Eugene Victor Giles, birth date 2/16/1880 in Austin, death date 6/29/1974 in Austin, Travis County, landlord/rentals, father W.L. Giles, mother Sarah Ann Jourdan. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Eugene Victor Giles, birth date 2/16/1880, death date 6/29/1974, portrait, burial in Jourdan-Giles Cemetery, Austin, Travis County. Find a Grave.
Gilesburg Post Office was established in 1899 with Eugene Giles as postmaster. Handbook of Texas Online.

Photographs

Photograph. Eugene V. Giles, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Eugene V. Giles, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Agriculture Congressional Districts Penitentiaries State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions (Vice Chair)
41st R.S. - 1929 Agriculture Congressional Districts Dickson Orphan's Home in Gilmer Lease of Land for Travis County Courthouse, Investigate (Chair) Live Stock and Stock Raising Meridian College State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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