Arthur Bosworth Tarwater

Full Name: Arthur Bosworth Tarwater
Date of birth: February 17, 1872
Date of death: June 10, 1959

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	120	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Plainview / Hale	Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher
H	120	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Plainview / Hale	Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer
H	120	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Plainview / Hale	Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer
H	120	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Plainview / Hale	Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer
H	120	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Plainview / Hale	Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer
H	120	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Plainview / Hale	Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer

(1) Farmer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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House District 120
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher

House District 120
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer

House District 120
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer

House District 120
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer

House District 120
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer

House District 120
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer

(1) Farmer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 27. Resolutions - Memorial.
56th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 35. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/5/1929, sec. 2, p. 6. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.

Photographs

Photograph. Arthur B. Tarwater, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Arthur B. Tarwater, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Arthur B. Tarwater, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.B. Tarwater, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.B. Tarwater, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Arthur B. Tarwater, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.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.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

46th R.S. - 1939 Agriculture (Vice Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Livestock and Stock Raising Revenue and Taxation
45th R.S. - 1937 Agriculture (Chair) Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Delegation to U.S. Congress on Agricultural Matters, Special Revenue and Taxation
44th R.S. - 1935 Agriculture Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) Cotton Export, Special Education Revenue and Taxation Texas-Oklahoma Boundary Dispute, Special
43rd R.S. - 1933 Agriculture (Chair) Congressional and Legislative Districts Education Livestock and Stock Raising Revenue and Taxation
42nd R.S. - 1931 Agriculture Congressional Districts Live Stock and Stock Raising Public Printing (Chair) Revenue and Taxation
41st R.S. - 1929 Education Lease of Land for Travis County Courthouse, Investigate Revenue and Taxation State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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