Terms of Service

• Senate, 36th ^{(1) (2) (3)} Legislature
  5/20/1920 - 1/11/1921
  Democrat
  
• House, 36th ^{(1) (2) (3)} Legislature
  1/14/1919 - 1/16/1920
  Democrat
  

(1) "Governor Calls Special Harris County Elections," 2/6/1920, p. 5. "Lynch Davidson and Charles Murphy resigned to make the race for Senate. . ."; "Davidson Winner in Senatorial Race," 3/12/1920, p. 2. Brookshire Times (Brookshire, Waller County, Texas) .
(2) Senate District 16 election 3/4/1920 - Lynch Davidson, "democrat," defeated Charles Murphy, "endorsed by the Non-Partisan League and organized labor of Houston", 3/8/1920, p. 2; "Non-Partisan League Makes its Bow in Texas Politics," 3/4/1920, p. 5. Denton Record-Chronicle .
(3) In Senate, Lynch Davidson, in special election 3/4/1920, sworn 5/20/1920, succeeded Rienzi M. Johnston, resigned 1/12/1920. In House, J. Lewis Thompson, sworn 5/27/1920, succeeded Lynch Davidson, resigned 1/16/1920. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Lynch Davidson, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
• Photograph. Lynch Davidson, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Mentioned in Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug: Texas Politics, 1921-1928 1984.
• Portrait, Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug: Texas Politics, 1921-1928 1984.
• 26th Lieutenant Governor: Lynch Davidson. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016 2016.
• Portrait and biographical sketch, p. 246. Texans and Their State: A Newspaper Reference Work 1918.

Committee Information

• 36th R.S. - 1919
• Agricultural Affairs  
• Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) 
• Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) 
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Penitentiaries  
• Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
• Towns and City Corporations (Chair)