Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Joseph Andrew Merritt

Full Name: Joseph Andrew "Joe" Merritt, Sr.
Birth date: March 25, 1873
Death date: June 9, 1953

Terms of Service

House, 43rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/10/1933 - 1/8/1935
Democrat
House, 40th Legislature
1/11/1927 - 1/8/1929
Democrat
House, 39th Legislature
1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
Democrat
House, 38th Legislature
1/9/1923 - 1/13/1925
Democrat

(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 Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. J.A. Merritt, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.A. Merritt, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe A. Merritt, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary, "Joe Merritt Sr. Buried at Snyder," 6/11/1953, p. 5. "Joe A. Merritt, Sr., 80, former member of the Texas Legislature and Scurry County official." Death date Tuesday, 6/9/1953. Abilene Reporter-News .
Joseph Andrew Merritt, birth date 3/25/1873 in Magnolia, Arkansas; death date 6/9/1953 in Snyder, Scurry County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Joe A. Merritt (1873-1953), burial in Snyder Cemetery, Snyder, Scurry County, with wife Maud Merritt. Find a Grave .
43rd Legislature (1933) - Joe A. Merritt, postoffice Snyder, Scurry County, nativity Arkansas, age 57 (born circa 1876), stock farmer, member of former legislatures: 38th-40th. 40th Legislature (1927) - J.A. Merritt, age 53 (born circa 1874). Texas Legislative Manual .