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E. Harold Beck Full Name: E. Harold Beck Date of birth: April 3, 1900 Date of death: January 11, 1983 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 S 1 Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945 47th (1)   48th   Democrat Texarkana / Bowie Senate President Pro Tempore (47th)   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus S 1 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941 45th (3)   46th (2)   Democrat Texarkana / Bowie   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus S 1 Sep 28, 1936 - Jan 12, 1937 44th (4) (5)   Democrat Texarkana / Bowie   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus H 3 Jan 8, 1935 - Mar 25, 1936 44th (4) (5)   Democrat Texarkana / Bowie   Bowie, Cass, Marion H 3 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (6)   Democrat Texarkana / Bowie   Bowie, Cass, Marion (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 64th Legislature, R.S., SR 196. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 68th Legislature, R.S., HCR 33. Resolutions - Memorial. Photographs Photograph. E. Harold Beck, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. E. Harold Beck, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. E. Harold Beck, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. E. Harold Beck, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. 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 44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 48th R.S. - 1943 Assignment and Employment, Special   Banking (Vice Chair)  Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufacturing   Constitutional Amendments   Engrossed Bills   Enrolled Bills   Internal Improvements (Vice Chair)  Judicial Districts (Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office   State Affairs   Towns and City Corporations   47th R.S. - 1941 Banking   Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Contingent Expenses   Election Law Violations, Investigation, Special   Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair)  Nominations of Governor   Penitentiaries   Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair)  Public Health   Senatorial Districts   46th R.S. - 1939 Banking   Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufacturing (Chair)  Contingent Expenses   Finance (Vice Chair)  Labor   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage   Penitentiaries   Privileges and Elections   Public Health   Public Lands and Land Office   45th R.S. - 1937 Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair)  Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair)  Finance   General Appropriations Bill Preparation, Special   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Labor   Military Affairs   New London School Explosion   Nominations of the Governor   Privileges and Elections (Chair)  Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Health   State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments   44th R.S. - 1935 Commerce and Manufactures   Contingent Expenses   Judicial Districts   Penitentiaries   State Affairs   43rd R.S. - 1933 Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair)  Crime Investigation (Chair)  Highways and Motor Traffic   Penitentiaries   Reductions in State Appropriations, Special   State Affairs

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