Charles Clinton Small
Full Name: Charles Clinton "Clint" Small, Sr.
Date of birth: May 22, 1888
Date of death: November 1, 1971
Terms of Service top
Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
S
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31
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Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941
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46th
(1)
(2)
45th
46th
(1)
(2)
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Democrat
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Amarillo / Potter
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Dean of the Senate. (46th)
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Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
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S
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31
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Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937
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43rd
(4)
44th
(3)
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Democrat
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Amarillo / Potter
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Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
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S
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31
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Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933
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42nd
(5)
(6)
41st
(7)
42nd
(5)
(6)
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Democrat
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Wellington / Collingsworth
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Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
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Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
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(1)
See the Austin-American, January 11, 1939, p. 7, col. 4 ("He [Senator Holbrook] is succeeded as dean by Clint C. Small of Amarillo, beginning his 10th year.").
Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate', 2002.
(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)
44th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1935, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(4)
43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2.
Senate Journal.
(5)
42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 8/12/1931.
Senate Journal.
(6)
42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(7)
41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
Biographical Notes and Resources top
Biographical Sketches
- Memorial, December 1971, p. 1123.
Texas Bar Journal.
Other Resources
- Mentioned in son's obituary, August 23, 1997.
Austin American-Statesman.
- Mentioned in TEXAS IN THE 1920s.
Handbook of Texas Online.
- Mary Francis Templeton Walker, family papers, 1891-1970, daughter of State Representative Rufus Lee Templeton of Wellington, Texas, and the niece of former State Senator Clint Charles Small of Amarillo.
Texas Tech University Libraries.
Photographs
- Photograph.
C.C. Small, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
C.C. Small, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
Clint Small, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
C.C. Small, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
Clint Small, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
C.C. Small, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
Committee Information top
46th R.S. - 1939
Civil Jurisprudence
Constitutional Amendments
(Vice Chair)
Finance
Highways and Motor Traffic
Insurance
Local and Non-contested Bills, Special (SR 47)
Local Bills, Special (SR 51)
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Public Buildings and Grounds
Public Lands and Land Office
Senatorial Districts
State Affairs
Stock and Stock Raising
(Vice Chair)
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45th R.S. - 1937
Agricultural Affairs
Civil Jurisprudence
(Chair)
Criminal Jurisprudence
Educational Affairs
Finance
Labor
Public Lands and Land Office
Rules
State Affairs
State Highways and Motor Traffic
(Vice Chair)
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44th R.S. - 1935
Agricultural Affairs
Civil Jurisprudence
(Chair)
Criminal Jurisprudence
Educational Affairs
Employment, Special
Finance
Game and Fish
Judicial Districts
Labor
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Public Health
Public Lands and Land Office
Rules
State Affairs
State Highways and Motor Traffic
(Vice Chair)
Texas-Oklahoma Boundary Dispute, Special
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43rd R.S. - 1933
Agricultural Affairs
Civil Jurisprudence
Congressional Districts
Criminal Jurisprudence
(Chair)
Educational Affairs
Finance
Game and Fish
(Vice Chair)
Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate
(Chair)
Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Rules of Procedure
Judicial Districts
Labor
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Public Debts
Public Health
Public Land and Land Office
Public Printing
Rules
(Vice Chair)
State Affairs
State Highways and Motor Traffic
Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate
Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Steering Committee
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42nd R.S. - 1931
Agricultural Affairs
Civil Jurisprudence
Congressional Districts
Criminal Jurisprudence
(Chair)
Educational Affairs
Finance
Judicial Districts
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Public Debt
Public Health
Public Lands and Land Office
Public Printing
Rules
State Affairs
State Highways and Motor Traffic
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41st R.S. - 1929
Agricultural Affairs
Civil Jurisprudence
(Vice Chair)
Congressional Districts
Contingent Expenses
Finance
Judicial Districts
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Privileges and Elections
Public Debts
Public Health
Public Lands and Land Office
(Chair)
Public Printing
Purchasing Land for Juvenile Training School, Investigate
Rules
State Affairs
State Free Textbook Law Investigating
State Highways and Motor Traffic
State Penitentiaries
Texas Oklahoma Boundary
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