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Archie Parr
Full Name: Archer "Archie" Parr
Date of birth: December 25, 1860
Date of death: October 18, 1942
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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27
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Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935
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43rd
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(2)
42nd
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43rd
(1)
(2)
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Democrat
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Benavides / Duval
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Dean of the Senate. (43rd)
Senate President Pro Tempore (43rd)
Dean of the Senate. (42nd)
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Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala
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27
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Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 13, 1931
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41st
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(5)
40th
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41st
(4)
(5)
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Democrat
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Benavides / Duval
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Dean of the Senate. (41st)
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Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala
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27
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Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
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39th
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(8)
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Democrat
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Benavides / Duval
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Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala
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23
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Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
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38th
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(10)
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Democrat
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Benavides / Duval
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Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Hidalgo, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Zapata
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23
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Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 9, 1923
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37th
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(12)
36th
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37th
(11)
(12)
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Democrat
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Benavides / Duval
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Senate President Pro Tempore (37th)
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Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Hidalgo, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Zapata
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23
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Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 14, 1919
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34th
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35th
(14)
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Democrat
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Benavides / Duval
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Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Hidalgo, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Zapata
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(1)
43rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 4th C.S., elected 11/10/1934.
Senate Journal.
(2)
43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1.
Senate Media.
(3)
42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(4)
"Fifteen State Senators Must Seek Re-Election in Summer", 1/3/1930, p. 2.
Big Spring Daily Herald.
(5)
41st Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1929, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(6)
40th Legislature - Certificate of New Senators and Roll Call of New Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(7)
39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
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39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 2-year term.
Senate Journal.
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2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1924 due to redistricting. Act approved 1921 and effective Apr. 1, 1924, 37th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 60,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(10)
38th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November Seventh, 1922, oath of office administered, 1/9/1923, p. 1-2.
Senate Journal.
(11)
37th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 8/16/1921, 1st C.S.
Senate Journal.
(12)
37th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1921, pp. 1-2.
Senate Journal.
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36th Legislature - Filed certificate of election and administered oath of office, 1/14/1919, p. 2. Majority and minority committee reports in Parr-Glasscock election contest printed, 3/11/1919, pp. 837-838, and Appendix, pp. 839-840. Adoption of majority report (seating Senator Parr), 3/12/1919, p. 867.
Senate Journal. January 14, 1919
March 11, 1919
March 12, 1919
(14)
35th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1917, pp. 1-2.
Senate Journal.
(15)
34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
48th Legislature, R.S., SR 36, 2/17/1943, p. 227.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Biographical Sketches |
PARR, ARCHER (1860-1942).
Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," 3/22/1917, p. 6.
Houston Post.
Biography, 2/8/1929, p. 5.
Houston Post-Dispatch.
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Other Resources |
Description of Archer Parr's temperment and his efforts to obtain, expand, and maintain political power in Duval County, pp. 173-193.
Boss Rule in South Texas, 1979.
Obituary, 10/19/1942, p. 7.
Dallas Morning News.
Photograph of Senator Archie Parr, first "Duke of Duval."
Duke of Duval: the Life and Times of George B. Parr, 1976.
Account of Archer Parr's birth, rise to power, years in the Texas Senate, and retirement from active politics. Includes details of the Parr-Glasscock election contest, pp. 26-41.
Fall of the Duke of Duval, 1995.
Anders, Evan. "Boss Rule and Constituent Interests: South Texas Politics during the Progressive Era," Vol. 84, No. 3, January 1981, pp. 269-292. Mentioned on p. 269, photo p. 290.
Southwestern Historical Quarterly.
Anders, Evan. "The Origins of the Parr Machine In Duval County, Texas," Vol. 85, No. 2, October 1981, pp. 119-138.
Southwestern Historical Quarterly.
Mentioned in "Southwestern Collection: Accessions," Vol. 86, No. 3, January 1983, p. 417, as one of three members of the 1921 special investigating committee on hazing at Texas A&M.
Southwestern Historical Quarterly.
See the Austin-American, January 9, 1935, p. 2, col. 1 ("Deans of the 43rd legislature, J. L. Goodman of Franklin in the house and Archer Parr in the senate, were defeated for re-election and retired from the active political picture.")
Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate', 2002.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
A. Parr, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Archie Parr, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Archie Parr, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
A. Parr, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
A. Parr, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
A. Parr, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
A. Parr, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
A. Parr, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
A. Pagr, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Archer Parr, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
34th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, south wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
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.
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Committee Informationtop
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43rd R.S. - 1933
Congressional Districts
Constitutional Amendments
Contingent Expense
Counties and County Boundaries
Criminal Jurisprudence
Educational Affairs
Finance
Game and Fish
Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate
Internal Improvements
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Nominations of the Governor
Rio Grande Valley Hurricane Damage
Rules
Senatorial Districts
State Affairs
State Highways and Motor Traffic
Stock and Stockraising
(Chair)
Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate
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42nd R.S. - 1931
Constitutional Amendments
Contingent Expense
Counties and County Boundaries
(Vice Chair)
Criminal Jurisprudence
Educational Affairs
Finance
Internal Improvements
(Vice Chair)
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Moody Chair Purchase, Investigate
State Affairs
State Highways and Motor Traffic
Stock and Stock Raising
(Chair)
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41st R.S. - 1929
Constitutional Amendments
Contingent Expenses
Counties and County Boundaries
(Vice Chair)
Criminal Jurisprudence
Educational Affairs
Engrossed Bills
Internal Improvements
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Rules
State Affairs
State Highways and Motor Traffic
Stock and Stock Raising
(Chair)
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40th R.S. - 1927
Constitutional Amendments
Contingent Expenses
Counties and County Boundaries
(Vice Chair)
Criminal Jurisprudence
Educational Affairs
Highways and Motor Traffic
Internal Improvements
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
State Affairs
Stock and Stock Raising
(Chair)
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39th R.S. - 1925
Contingent Expense
Counties and County Boundaries
(Vice Chair)
Internal Improvements
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Public Health
Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Highways and Motor Traffic as of 1/23/1925)
State Affairs
State Song, Investigate
Stock and Stock Raising
(Chair)
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38th R.S. - 1923
Agricultural Affairs
(Vice Chair)
Criminal Jurisprudence
Finance
Internal Improvements
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Privileges and Elections
Public Lands and Land Office
Stock and Stock Raising
(Chair)
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37th R.S. - 1921
Agricultural Affairs
(Chair)
Agricultural and Mechanical College Hazing Investigating
Congressional Districts
Criminal Jurisprudence
Internal Improvements
Labor
State Affairs
Stock and Stock Raising
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36th R.S. - 1919
Agricultural Affairs
Counties and County Boundaries
(Chair)
Internal Improvements
Labor
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
(Vice Chair)
Senatorial Districts
State Affairs
Stock and Stock Raising
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35th R.S. - 1917
Congressional Districts
Counties and County Boundaries
Federal Relations
Finance
Judicial Districts
Public Lands and Land Office
State Penitentiaries
Stock and Stock Raising
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34th R.S. - 1915
Counties and County Boundaries
(Chair)
Federal Relations
Internal Improvements
Judicial Districts
Judiciary No. 1
Mining and Irrigation
Public Health
Public Lands and Land Office
Stock and Stock Raising
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