Tom Shires
Full Name: George Thomas "Tom" Shires, Sr.Date of birth: January 30, 1889
Date of death: August 21, 1931
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 97-2 | Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 | 38th | Democrat | Waco / McLennan | McLennan |
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House District 97-2
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 Legislatures: 38th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Waco / McLennan Counties in district: McLennan |
Biographical Information top
Other Resources
- Obituary, "Former Member of Texas Legislature Dies . . . ," 8/21/1931, p. 8. Corsicana Daily Sun.
- Obituary, "Funeral Service Held for Tom Shires, 41," 8/23/1931, section II, p. 8. "Tom Shires, 41, former member of the Texas Legislature from Waco." Dallas Morning News.
- Tom Shires, birth date 1/30/1899 in Columbia, Tennessee, death date 8/21/1931 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- George Thomas Shires (1889-1931), burial in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas. Includes reprints of death notice and obituary in Dallas News, 8/22/1931 and 8/23/1931. Find a Grave.
- 38th Legislature (1923) - G. Tom Shires, postoffice Waco, nativity Tennessee, age 33 (born circa 1890), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. Tom Shires, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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38th R.S. - 1923
Charges Against Legislature by Hull Youngblood, Joint Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance Liquor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair) |
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