Temple Lea Houston

Full Name: Temple Lea Houston
Date of birth: August 12, 1860
Date of death: August 15, 1905

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	19	Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 19th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 20th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Mobeetie / Wheeler	Senate President Pro Tempore (20th)	Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Montague, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Stonewall, Swisher, Terry, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Yoakum, Young, Greer

(1) 20th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected in the absence of the President and President Pro Tem 3/16/1887, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(2) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885.
(4) 19th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/13/1885, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 19
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 19th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 20th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (20th)
(20th)
(20th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mobeetie / Wheeler
Counties in district: Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Montague, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Stonewall, Swisher, Terry, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Yoakum, Young, Greer

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Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

HOUSTON, TEMPLE LEA (1860-1905). Son of Governor Sam and Margaret Lea Houston, first child born in the Governor's Mansion at Austin. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, pp. 334-336. Elected to Texas Senate at age 24. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Other Resources

Temple Lea Houston, birth date 8/12/1860, death date 8/15/1905, portrait, burial in Elmwood Cemetery, Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma. Find a Grave.
Obituaries, "Houston Was Friend of the Under Dog," 8/22/1905, p. 2. "Temple Houston Tales," 8/30/1905, p. 5. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Mentioned in GRASS-LEASE FIGHT. Handbook of Texas Online.
Mentioned in Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Mentioned in Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Obituary, "Temple Houston Dead," Bryan Morning Eagle, 8/18/1905, p. 2. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. Temple Houston, 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Temple Houston, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

20th R.S. - 1887 Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Address Counties and County Boundaries Drouth (Drought) Relief Fraudulent Renditions of Property for Taxation (Chair) Frontier Protection (Chair) Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 Memorial Services for Hon. E.F. Hall and Hon. George Pfeuffer Military Affairs Penitentiaries Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands Rules State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising
19th R.S. - 1885 Constitutional Amendments Frontier Protection (Chair) Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Privileges and Elections Public Lands Stock and Stockraising

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