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Selby Evans Barnett

S.E. Barnett
Full Name: Selby Evans "Speedy" Barnett, Sr.
Birth date: June 26, 1891
Death date: May 28, 1975

Terms of Service

  • House, 41st (2) Legislature
    1/8/1929 - 1/13/1931
    Democrat
  • House, 40th (1) Legislature
    1/11/1927 - 1/8/1929
    Democrat
(1) Lone Oak. House Journal .
(2) Greenville. House Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

Photographs

Other Resources

  • Selby Evans Barnett, Sr., birth date 6/26/1891 in Texas; death date 5/28/1975 in Tyler, Smith County; newspaper publisher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
  • Selby E. Barnett, birth date 6/26/1891, death date 5/28/1975, burial in Lindale Cemetery, Lindale, Smith County, with spouse Lucille H. Barnett. Find a Grave .
  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/8/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch .
  • Photographs and research notes, "The Barnett Family." Tribal Hearth, Our Family History .
  • Obituary, S.E. Barnett, "Lindale Rites Due 'Speedy' Barnett," 5/30/1975, p. 6. "He was a state representative from Greenville from 1926-1929 and superintendent of printing for the state prison system at Huntsville for 17 years." Tyler Morning Telegraph .
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