Austin Milton Kennedy

Full Name: Austin Milton Kennedy
Date of birth: July 16, 1866
Date of death: July 19, 1914

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	115	Jan 14, 1913 - Jul 19, 1914	33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Sutton
H	69	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Waco / McLennan		Falls, Limestone, McLennan
H	69	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	Speaker 1/12/1909 - 3/15/1909.	Falls, Limestone, McLennan
H	69	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Mart / McLennan		Falls, Limestone, McLennan
H	69	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Mart / McLennan		Falls, Limestone, McLennan
H	60	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Mexia / Limestone		Limestone
H	60	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Mexia / Limestone		Limestone

(1) District 15 comprised of Harris county; District 115 comprised of Sutton, Kimble, Kerr, Bandera, Edwards, Crockett, Mason, and Menard counties, pp. 39, 44, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 115 represented by A.M. Kennedy, p. 6. House Journal.
(3) Marvin E. Blackburn, sworn 10/3/1914, succeeded Austin M. Kennedy, died 7/20/1914. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) District 15 represented by A.M. Kennedy, p. 853. Texas Legislative Manual.
(5) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(6) Last action of the Regular Session was a resolution demanding the resignation of Kennedy as speaker; he complied 3/15/1909, and Marshall was immediately elected to succeed him. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 115
Jan 14, 1913 - Jul 19, 1914
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kerrville / Kerr
Counties in district: Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Sutton

House District 69
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Falls, Limestone, McLennan

House District 69
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Speaker 1/12/1909 - 3/15/1909.
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Falls, Limestone, McLennan

House District 69
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mart / McLennan
Counties in district: Falls, Limestone, McLennan

House District 69
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mart / McLennan
Counties in district: Falls, Limestone, McLennan

House District 60
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mexia / Limestone
Counties in district: Limestone

House District 60
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mexia / Limestone
Counties in district: Limestone

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

33rd Legislature, 2nd C.S., 8/24/1914, p. 5. Resolutions - Memorial.
33rd Legislature, 2nd C.S., 8/24/1914, p. 52. Death date 7/20/1914. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch. American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910, 1989.
J.M. Kennedy photo and obituary, "J.M. Kennedy, Publisher of Marlin, Dies," 4/20/1942, p. 6. "Mr. Kennedy, with his brother, the late Speaker of the House, A.M. Kennedy, established the Marlin Democrat." Relatives: A.M. Kennedy and J.M. Kennedy - brothers. Dallas Morning News.
40th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Austin Milton Kennedy. Photo and biographical sketch. Death date 7/19/1914. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Biographical sketch, Austin Milton Kennedy, "Kennedy of Limestone," pp. 158-160. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

A.M. Kennedy, birth date 7/16/1866, death date 7/19/1914, burial in Calvary Cemetery, Marlin, Falls County. Includes obituary from The Irving Index, 7/23/1914, and related information: "In 1909 . . . on the second day of a special session, Kennedy resigned as speaker but won re-election twice despite being condemned by his House colleagues." Find a Grave.
Brief vignettes on members of the 30th Legislature, "Kodaks by the Chaplain," The Houston Post, 5/12/1907, p. 6, col. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Obituary, 7/20/1914, p. 3. San Antonio Light.
"Facts About A.M. Kennedy," Marlin Democrat, 6/23/1904. Falls County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Austin Milton Kennedy, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

33rd R.S. - 1913 Liquor Traffic Municipal Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Chair) Revenue and Taxation Rules (Chair)
32nd R.S. - 1911 Contingent Expenses Representative Districts Revenue and Taxation (Chair) Rules
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Municipal Corporations
30th R.S. - 1907 Common Carriers Counties Insurance Revenue and Taxation (Chair) Rules
29th R.S. - 1905 Contingent Expenses Labor Revenue and Taxation Rules
27th R.S. - 1901 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses (Chair) Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts First National Bank of Austin, Investigate (Chair) Internal Improvements Public Printing Revenue and Taxation
26th R.S. - 1899 Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Internal Improvements Public Printing

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