Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Charles C. Highsmith

Full Name: Charles C. Highsmith
Birth date: March 4, 1866
Death date: July 31, 1926

Terms of Service

House, 32nd Legislature
1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
Democrat
House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

40th Legislature, R.S., 1/27/1927, p. 240. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. C.C. Highsmith, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.C. Highsmith, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, Charles C. Highsmith, Volume IV, p. 1625. "He represented Harris county in the thirty-first and thirty-second legislature, from 1908 to 1912." A History of Texas and Texans 1914.
Obituary, "C.C. Highsmith Dead," 8/1/1926, p. 4. Austin American-Statesman .
Charles C. Highsmith, birth date 3/4/1866 in Bastrop, death date 7/31/1926 in Houston, Harris County, attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Chas. Highsmith (1866-1926), burial in Fairview Cemetery, Bastrop, Bastrop County. Find a Grave .
Obituary, C.C. Highsmith, 8/3/1926, p. 15, Bastrop. "During his residence in Houston, Judge Highsmith served Harris County as its representative in the legislature." Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
Obituary, "C.C. Highsmith of Houston Died July 31st," Bastrop Advertiser, 8/12/1926, p. 1, crediting Bastrop Public Library. Birth date 3/15/1868 in Bastrop. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .