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George Butler Terrell Full Name: George Butler Terrell Date of birth: December 5, 1862 Date of death: April 18, 1947 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 H 31 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Alto / Cherokee   Cherokee H 26 Jan 14, 1919 - Oct 2, 1920 36th (1)   Democrat Alto / Cherokee   Cherokee H 26 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat Alto / Cherokee   Cherokee H 16 Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913 32nd   Democrat Alto / Cherokee   Cherokee H 16 Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 31st (2)   Democrat Alto / Cherokee   Cherokee H 16 Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 30th   Democrat Alto / Cherokee   Cherokee H 28 Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 27th   Democrat Alto / Cherokee   Cherokee H 28 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 26th   Democrat Alto / Cherokee   Cherokee (1) Terrell resigned 10/2/1920. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 202, 4/23/1947, pp. 1877-1878. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches TERRELL, GEORGE BUTLER (1862-1947). Elected Texas Commissioner of Agriculture in 1920 and held office 1921-1931. Relatives: George Butler Terrell and Henry Berryman Terrell, brothers; George Butler Terrell, father and J. Turney Terrell, son. Handbook of Texas Online. Family group sheet and biographical sketch, "Terrill/Terrill/Tyrrell Lines," RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. Biographical sketch, George B. Terrell, pp. 176-178. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901. Other Resources Obituary, 4/18/1947. Del Rio News Herald. "Terrell, That Magical Political Name on Texas Democratic Ballots . . . ," 6/28/1934, p. 8. Relatives: George B. Terrell and H.B. Terrell - brothers; George B. Terrell - father, J. Turney Terrell - son; H.B. Terrell - uncle, J. Turney Terrell - nephew. El Paso Herald Post. Mentioned in "Under the Dome at Austin," 4/25/1947. Mexia Daily News. Brief vignettes on members of the 30th Legislature, "Kodaks by the Chaplain," The Houston Post, 5/12/1907, p. 6, col. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). TERRELL, George Butler (1862-1947). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present. Photographs Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 42nd R.S. - 1931 Agriculture   Constitutional Amendments   Game and Fisheries   Municipal and Private Corporations   36th R.S. - 1919 Appropriations   Conservation and Reclamation   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Cotton Pricing   Rules (Vice Chair)  35th R.S. - 1917 Agriculture   Appropriations   Conflicting Extension Work   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Penitentiaries   Tuberculosis Sanatorium   32nd R.S. - 1911 Agriculture   Federal Relations   Penitentiaries   31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Agriculture   Banks and Banking   Penitentiaries (Chair)  Revenue and Taxation   31st R.S. - 1909 Agriculture   Education   Penitentiaries   30th R.S. - 1907 Agriculture   Common Carriers   Education   Judicial Districts   Penitentiaries   Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit Penitentiaries   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   27th R.S. - 1901 Agricultural Affairs   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Education (Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office   Representative Districts   26th R.S. - 1899 Agricultural Affairs   Education   Penitentiaries

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