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Augustine Lorraine Beason Full Name: Augustine Lorraine Beason Date of birth: January 1, 1875 Date of death: October 22, 1959 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 17 Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 36th   Democrat Texas City / Galveston   Chambers, Galveston H 17 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Texas City / Galveston   Chambers, Galveston H 17 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Anahuac / Chambers   Chambers, Galveston (1) A.L. Beason of Galveston, residence in Galveston County, pp. 2, 4. House Journal. (2) Texas City, Galveston County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Texas City. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Other Resources Augustine L. Beason, birth date 1/1/1875, death date 10/22/1959 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, lawyer, wife Willmettie B. Beason. Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966. FamilySearch. Census of 1920 - Augustine L. Beason, Texas City, Galveston County, age 45, born circa 1875 in Colorado, lawyer/private practice, wife Wilmettie, son Bernard, daughter Attilie. FamilySearch. Augustine Lorraine Beason, birth date 1/1/1875, permanent home address in Texas City, occupation Lawyer & Representative 17th Dist., nearest relative Mrs. Willmettie Beason, draft registration 9/11/1918 in Galveston County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Augustine L. Beason (1875-1959), photo, burial in Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Scott County, Virginia, with spouse Wilmettie Beason (1880-1965). Find a Grave. Postmaster of Chambers County. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. 36th Legislature (1919) - A.L. Beason, postoffice Texas City, nativity Colorado, age 44, 24 years in Texas, lawyer, member of former legislatures: 34th-35th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News. Photographs Photograph. A.L. Beason, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.L. Beason, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.L. Beason, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 36th R.S. - 1919 Banks and Banking   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Insurance   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions   35th R.S. - 1917 Banks and Banking   Game and Fisheries   Insurance   Irrigation   Juvenile Reforms   Penitentiaries   Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit State Prisons at Huntsville and Rusk   Public Health   34th R.S. - 1915 Congressional Districts   Game and Fisheries   Irrigation   Judicial Districts   State Affairs

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