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
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	31	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941	46th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 45th 46th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter	Dean of the Senate. (46th)	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
S	31	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937	43rd ⁽⁴⁾ 44th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter		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
S	31	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 41st ⁽⁷⁾ 42nd ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Wellington / Collingsworth	Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)	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

(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.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 31
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 45th 46th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Dean of the Senate. (42nd)
(42nd)
(42nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: 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

Senate District 31
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽⁴⁾ 44th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: 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

Senate District 31
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 41st ⁽⁷⁾ 42nd ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
(42nd)
(42nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wellington / Collingsworth
Counties in district: 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

Biographical Information 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

41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.

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)
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)
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
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
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
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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