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C.L. Potter Full Name: Calhoun L. Potter Date of birth: March 6, 1854 Date of death: April 29, 1905 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 4 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903 27th (4)   26th (3)   Democrat Gainesville / Cooke Senate President Pro Tem, Ad Interim (after 2nd C.S., Asbury Bascom Davidson and Calhoun L. Potter).   Cooke, Grayson S 18 Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 22nd (1) (2)   Democrat Gainesville / Cooke   Cooke, Grayson (1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950. (2) 22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following senators had the oath of office administered them by the president pro tem of the senate." Senate Journal . (3) 26th Legislature - 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of Senators-elect." Senate Journal . (4) 27th Legislature - 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of hold-over Senators." Senate Journal .   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 29th Legislature, 1st C.S., 5/1/1905, p. 23. Resolutions - Memorial . Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Calhoun L. Potter, Gainesville, pp. 212-213. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature 1892. Photographs Photograph. C.L. Potter, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. C.L. Potter, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. C.L. Potter, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 27th R.S. - 1901 Educational Affairs   Internal Improvements (Chair)  Judiciary No. 1   Labor   Public Lands and Land Office   Public Printing   Rules (Chair)  Stock and Stock-Raising   26th R.S. - 1899 Educational Affairs   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Privileges and Elections   Public Lands and Land Office (Chair)  Rules   Stock and Stock Raising   22nd R.S. - 1891 Education   Federal Relations (Chair)  Finance   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Penitentiaries   Public Lands   Roads and Bridges   Towns, Cities and Corporations (Chair)

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