Eugene Miller

Full Name: Eugene Miller
Date of birth: January 25, 1899
Date of death: July 8, 1948

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	22	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 13, 1931	41st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 40th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 41st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Weatherford / Parker	Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)	Denton, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise
S	22	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾	Democrat	Garner / Parker		Denton, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise
H	103	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Garner / Parker		Parker
H	51	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Garner / Parker		Parker

(1) 41st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 4/22/1929. Senate Journal.
(2) "Fifteen State Senators Must Seek Re-Election in Summer", 1/3/1930, p. 2. Big Spring Daily Herald.
(3) 41st Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 40th Legislature - Certificate of New Senators and Roll Call of New Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(5) 40th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(6) 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.
(7) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 22
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 40th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 41st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)
(41st)
(41st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Weatherford / Parker
Counties in district: Denton, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise

Senate District 22
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Garner / Parker
Counties in district: Denton, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise

House District 103
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Garner / Parker
Counties in district: Parker

House District 51
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Garner / Parker
Counties in district: Parker

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/28/1929, p. 3. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Eugene Miller, birth date 1/25/1899 in New York, death date 7/8/1948 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Eugene Miller, birth date 1/25/1899, death date 7/8/1948, burial in Bethesda Cemetery, Garner, Parker County. Find a Grave.
Mentioned as a leading opponent of anti-evolution bills in the 1920's, p. 58 (HB 97, 38th Legislature, R.S.; HB 378, 39th Legislature, R.S.; HB 90, 41st Legislature, R.S.). Ledbetter, Patsy. "Defense of the Faith: J. Frank Norris and Texas Fundamentalism, 1920-1929," Arizona and the West, Vol. 15, No. 1, Spring, 1973, pp. 45-62. JSTOR.
"Police Convinced Candidate Not Killed by 'Left Wingers,'" 7/9/1948, p. 4. Laredo Times.
Account of Miller's experience as an orphan train rider. Miller was murdered at the home of his adoptive sisters in 1948. Orphan Train Collection, 2004.
"Seven University of Texas Students are Members of Legislature; One is Senator," 1/12/1925, p. 11. San Antonio Express.

Photographs

Photograph. Eugene Miller, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Eugene Miller, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Eugene Miller, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Eugene Miller, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Eugene Miller, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Educational Affairs Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) Finance Insurance Labor Meridian College Public Health Rules State Affairs (Vice Chair) State Penitentiaries
40th R.S. - 1927 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) Finance Insurance Labor Military Affairs Public Debts (Chair) Public Health State Affairs State Penitentiaries
39th R.S. - 1925 Banking Blanket Tax at Tarleton College, Investigate Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) Insurance Labor Military Affairs Penitentiary Investigating Committee (Vice Chair) Public Debts (Chair) State Affairs State Penitentiaries
38th R.S. - 1923 Criminal Jurisprudence Liquor Traffic (Vice Chair) Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Health
37th R.S. - 1921 Agriculture Criminal Jurisprudence Municipal and Private Corporations Public Printing Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs

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