David Mimms Harris
Full Name: David Mimms "Dave" HarrisDate of birth: May 18, 1887
Date of death: November 24, 1959
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 110 | Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 | 45th | Democrat | Archer City / Archer | Archer, Clay | |
| H | 110 | Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 | 44th | Democrat | Archer City / Archer | Archer, Clay | |
| H | 110 | Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 | 43rd (1) | Democrat | Archer City / Archer | Archer, Clay |
(1) 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.
Terms of Service top
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House District 110
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 Legislatures: 45th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Archer City / Archer Counties in district: Archer, Clay |
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House District 110
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 Legislatures: 44th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Archer City / Archer Counties in district: Archer, Clay |
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House District 110
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 Legislatures: 43rd (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Archer City / Archer Counties in district: Archer, Clay |
(1) 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.
Biographical Information top
Military Service Notes
- United States Army, Private, Company F, 34th Infantry to discharge. David Mimms Harris, birth date 5/18/1887 in Locust, Texas; residence in Henrietta, Clay County, Texas; inducted at Henrietta, Texas, 5/26/1918. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
- David Mimms Harris, birth date 5/18/1887 in Locust, Texas; home address Henrietta, farmer; draft registration 6/5/1917 in Clay County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
- United States Army, Private, Company F, 34th Infantry (Co 8 Cas Det) (BH Cas Det), discharged 3/25/1919. David Mimms Harris, birth date 5/18/1887, death date 11/24/1959. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
- Private, 8 Casual Co., World War I. Military grave marker, David M. Harris, birth date 5/18/1887, death date 11/24 (death year obscured), burial in Archer City Cemetery, Archer County. Find a Grave.
Other Resources
- Dave M. Harris, birth date 5/18/1887 in Pottsboro; death date 11/24/1959 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County; stock farmer - county judge. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- 45th Legislature (1937) - D.M. Harris, postoffice Archer City, Archer County, nativity Texas, age 49, stockfarmer, member former legislatures: 43rd, 44th. Texas Legislative Manual.
- Obituary, "Former Archer County Judge Dies," Tuesday evening, 11/24/1959, p. 1. Dave M. Harris, birth date 5/18/1887 in Pottsboro; "Archer County resident since 1913 . . . married Miss Marie Koethe in Henrietta in 1927"; "served three terms in the Texas Legislature, from 1933 to 1939"; death date 11/24/1959. Wichita Falls Times.
Photographs
- Photograph. D.M. Harris, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. D.M. Harris, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. D.M. Harris, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 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.
- 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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45th R.S. - 1937
Agriculture Engrossed Bills Live Stock and Stock Raising (Chair) Nepotism in State Government, Special Oil, Gas and Mining | ||
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44th R.S. - 1935
Claims and Accounts Counties Judicial Districts Live Stock and Stock Raising | ||
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43rd R.S. - 1933
Livestock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries Public Health Revenue and Taxation |
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