E. Harold Beck

Full Name: E. Harold Beck
Date of birth: April 3, 1900
Date of death: January 11, 1983

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	1	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945	47th ⁽¹⁾ 48th	Democrat	Texarkana / Bowie	Senate President Pro Tempore (47th)	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
S	1	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941	45th ⁽³⁾ 46th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Texarkana / Bowie		Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
S	1	Sep 28, 1936 - Jan 12, 1937	44th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Texarkana / Bowie		Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
H	3	Jan 8, 1935 - Mar 25, 1936	44th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Texarkana / Bowie		Bowie, Cass, Marion
H	3	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Texarkana / Bowie		Bowie, Cass, Marion

(1) 47th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 9/9/1941. Senate Journal.
(2) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature," 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal.
(4) "Beck Resigns Senate Post," 3/25/1936. Dateline 3/24/1936, "Dr. J.W.E.H. Beck of DeKalb resigned today as senator from the Texarkana district. . ." Galveston Daily News.
(5) In Senate, E. Harold Beck, in special election 4/18/1936, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded John W. E. H. Beck, resigned after 2nd C.S. In House, George H. Harper, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded E. Harold Beck, resigned 3/25/1936. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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Senate District 1
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 47th ⁽¹⁾ 48th
Senate President Pro Tempore (47th)
(47th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus

Senate District 1
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 45th ⁽³⁾ 46th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus

Senate District 1
Sep 28, 1936 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus

House District 3
Jan 8, 1935 - Mar 25, 1936
Legislatures: 44th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion

House District 3
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

64th Legislature, R.S., SR 196. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
68th Legislature, R.S., HCR 33. Resolutions - Memorial.

Photographs

Photograph. E. Harold Beck, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E. Harold Beck, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E. Harold Beck, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E. Harold Beck, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E. Harold Beck, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E. Harold Beck, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E. Harold Beck, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

48th R.S. - 1943 Assignment and Employment, Special Banking (Vice Chair) Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing Constitutional Amendments Engrossed Bills Enrolled Bills Internal Improvements (Vice Chair) Judicial Districts (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs Towns and City Corporations
47th R.S. - 1941 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Contingent Expenses Election Law Violations, Investigation, Special Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) Nominations of Governor Penitentiaries Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) Public Health Senatorial Districts
46th R.S. - 1939 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing (Chair) Contingent Expenses Finance (Vice Chair) Labor Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Penitentiaries Privileges and Elections Public Health Public Lands and Land Office
45th R.S. - 1937 Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair) Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair) Finance General Appropriations Bill Preparation, Special Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Labor Military Affairs New London School Explosion Nominations of the Governor Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments
44th R.S. - 1935 Commerce and Manufactures Contingent Expenses Judicial Districts Penitentiaries State Affairs
43rd R.S. - 1933 Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair) Crime Investigation (Chair) Highways and Motor Traffic Penitentiaries Reductions in State Appropriations, Special State Affairs

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