Oliver Perry Storm

Full Name: Oliver Perry Storm
Date of birth: October 7, 1866
Date of death: March 13, 1949

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 19 Mar 26, 1906 - Jan 8, 1907 29th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Caldwell / Burleson   Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, Washington

(1) "O.P. Storm Elected Senator," 3/22/1906, p. 13. Dateline Caldwell, Tex., March 19. Dallas Morning News.
(2) O.P. Storm, sworn 3/26/1906, succeeded J.M. Hale, resigned after 1st C.S. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 29th Legislature, 2nd C.S. - 3/26/1906, p. 2, "Chair announced he was in possession of the certifications of election of O.P. Storm to fill the unexpired term of Senator J.M. Hale of the Nineteenth district . . . and the oath of office was administered him." Senate Journal.

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Senate District 19
Mar 26, 1906 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Caldwell / Burleson
Counties in district: Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, Washington

(1) "O.P. Storm Elected Senator," 3/22/1906, p. 13. Dateline Caldwell, Tex., March 19. Dallas Morning News.
(2) O.P. Storm, sworn 3/26/1906, succeeded J.M. Hale, resigned after 1st C.S. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 29th Legislature, 2nd C.S. - 3/26/1906, p. 2, "Chair announced he was in possession of the certifications of election of O.P. Storm to fill the unexpired term of Senator J.M. Hale of the Nineteenth district . . . and the oath of office was administered him." Senate Journal.

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Military Service Notes

  • 1st Lieutenant, Co "I," 1st Texas Infantry, enlistment date 5/12/1898, discharge date 10/1/1898; Oliver Perry Storm, marriage to Birdie C. Blair, 1/30/1907 in Dallas County. Texas, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970; U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965. Ancestry.com.
  • 1st Lieutenant, 1st Texas Infantry, Spanish-American War. Military grave marker, Oliver P. Storm, birth date 10/7/1866, death date 3/13/1949, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

  • O.P. Storm, native of Burleson County. Obituary, "Injuries Fatal to O.P. Storm," 3/14/1949, p. 16, veteran of Spanish-American War. Dallas Morning News.
  • O.P. Storm. "O.P. Storm Appointed: Is Named National Aid-de-Camp of Spanish Veterans," 5/20/1915, p. 4. Dallas Morning News.
  • Census of 1900 - Oliver P. Storms, Caldwell, Burleson County, age 31, born October 1869, dealer - general merchandise, mother Leonora Jane Storms.
    Census of 1910 - Oliver P. Storm, Dallas, Dallas County, age 43, real estate agent, spouse Byrd C. Storm, stepson Thomas C. Blair.
    Census of 1920 - Oliver P. Storm, Dallas, Dallas County, age 53, real estate agent, spouse Byrd C. Storm, stepson Thomas C. Blair.
    Census of 1940 - O.R. [O.P.] Storm, Cameron County, age 65, real estate salesman, spouse Byrd Storm. FamilySearch. 1900 1920 1920 1940
  • Oliver P. Storm, birth date 10/7/1866 in Caldwell, Burleson County, death date 3/13/1949 in Dallas, real estate dealer, residence in Harlingen, Cameron County, mother Leonora Jane Cottingham. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • "Personal Mention," 10/3/1906, p. 5, "Senator Oliver Storm, of Caldwell, is the guest of relatives in the city this week." 11/9/1906, p. 5, "Senator Oliver Storm of Caldwell arrived today and will spend a few days with relatives in the city." San Antonio Daily Light.
  • Oliver P. Storm. Obituary, "Oliver P. Storm Dies of Injuries in Fall at Dallas," 3/14/1949, p. 1. Valley Morning Star.

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