E. Harold Beck
Full Name: E. Harold Beck
Date of birth: April 3, 1900
Date of death: January 11, 1983
Terms of Service top
Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
S
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1
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Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945
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47th
(1)
48th
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Democrat
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Texarkana / Bowie
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Senate President Pro Tempore (47th)
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Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
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S
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1
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Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941
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45th
(3)
46th
(2)
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Democrat
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Texarkana / Bowie
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Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
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S
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1
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Sep 28, 1936 - Jan 12, 1937
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44th
(4)
(5)
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Democrat
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Texarkana / Bowie
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Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
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H
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3
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Jan 8, 1935 - Mar 25, 1936
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44th
(4)
(5)
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Democrat
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Texarkana / Bowie
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Bowie, Cass, Marion
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H
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3
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Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
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43rd
(6)
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Democrat
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Texarkana / Bowie
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Bowie, Cass, Marion
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(1)
47th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 9/9/1941.
Senate Journal.
(2)
46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature," 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2.
Senate Journal.
(3)
45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2.
Senate Journal.
(4)
"Beck Resigns Senate Post," 3/25/1936. Dateline 3/24/1936, "Dr. J.W.E.H. Beck of DeKalb resigned today as senator from the Texarkana district. . ."
Galveston Daily News.
(5)
In Senate, E. Harold Beck, in special election 4/18/1936, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded John W. E. H. Beck, resigned after 2nd C.S. In House, George H. Harper, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded E. Harold Beck, resigned 3/25/1936.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6)
Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601.
House Journal.
Biographical Notes and Resources top
Selected Newspaper articles
Resolutions and Journal entries
Photographs
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E. Harold Beck, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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E. Harold Beck, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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E. Harold Beck, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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E. Harold Beck, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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E. Harold Beck, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
E. Harold Beck, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
E. Harold Beck, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
Committee Information top
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