Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	64	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Cameron / Milam		Milam
H	64	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Cameron / Milam		Milam
H	64	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Cameron / Milam		Milam
H	64	Sep 13, 1926 - Jan 11, 1927	39th (1) (2)	Democrat	Cameron / Milam		Milam

(1) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) Sam Hefley, in special election 9/4/1926, sworn 9/13/1926, succeeded D.S. Hollowell, resigned 12/1/1925. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 44th Legislature, R.S., 3/15/1935, p. 702. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/31/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

• Samuel Swain Hefley birth date 1/15/1871, death date 3/14/1935, burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cameron, Milam County. No grave marker photo, cites obituaries from Cameron Herald, 3/14/1935 and 3/21/1935, Dallas Morning News 3/15/1935. Find a Grave.

Photographs

• Photograph. Sam Hefley, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Sam Hefley, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Sam Hefley, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 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.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Banks and Banking (Vice Chair)  Game and Fisheries   Penitentiaries   Public Lands and Buildings

41st R.S. - 1929 Banks and Banking   Claims and Accounts   Contingent Expenses   Penitentiaries   Public Lands and Buildings   Revenue and Taxation

40th R.S. - 1927 Appropriations   Banks and Banking   Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair)  Oil, Gas and Mining   Revenue and Taxation

39th R.S. - 1925 Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Labor   Live Stock and Stock Raising