Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Sier Magee

Full Name: John Sier Magee
Birth date: May 2, 1857
Death date: April 20, 1946

Terms of Service

House, 43rd ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/10/1933 - 1/8/1935
Democrat
House, 42nd Legislature
1/13/1931 - 1/10/1933
Democrat
House, 41st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
7/9/1929 - 1/13/1931
Democrat
House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat

(1) 41st Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to J.S. Magee), 7/9/1929, p. 12. No committee appointments for Magee listed in 3rd-5th Called Sessions. House Journal .
(2) 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 .
(3) John S. Magee, in special election 7/6/1929, sworn 7/9/1929, succeeded Travis E. Smith, resigned 6/10/1929. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. J.S. Magee, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.S. Magee, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.S. Magee, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.S. Magee, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

J. Sire Magee, birth date 5/2/1857 in Mississippi; death date 4/20/1946 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas; retired, school. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
John Sier Magee, birth date 5/2/1857, death date 4/20/1946, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County; inscription "First county superintendent. Taught school 49, yrs. Member Texas Legislature 8, yrs." Includes obituary from The Tyler Courier Times, 4/21/1946. Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
"Funeral for J.S. Magee Attended by Hamlinite," 5/3/1946, p. 8. "A long-time educator who was Smith County's first superintendent of public schools, Magee served in the state Legislature . . . " Hamlin Herald (Hamlin, Texas) .