Laura Burleson Negley
Full Name: Laura NegleyOther surnames: Burleson
Date of birth: November 18, 1890
Date of death: January 23, 1973
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 78-1 | Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 | 41st | Democrat | San Antonio / Bexar | Bexar |
Terms of Service top
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House District 78-1
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 Legislatures: 41st Party: Democrat Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar Counties in district: Bexar |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 63rd Legislature, R.S., HCR 39. Birth date 11/18/1890. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Photo and biographical sketch, Laura Burleson Negley. Birth date 11/7/1890. First woman elected to Texas Legislature from San Antonio. With Helen Moore, one of first two women to serve in the Legislature at the same time. Relatives: Edward Burleson - great-grandfather. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
- Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/1/1929, p. 4. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Photographs
- Photograph. Mrs. Laura Burleson Negley, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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41st R.S. - 1929
Criminal Jurisprudence Education State Affairs State Treasury, Investigate |
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