Leonard E. Tillotson

Full Name: Leonard E. Tillotson
Date of birth: December 29, 1863
Date of death: August 31, 1931

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	25	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Sealy / Austin	Austin, Colorado
H	25	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Sealy / Austin	Austin, Colorado
H	127	Jan 21, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Sealy / Austin	Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Waller
H	127	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Sealy / Austin	Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Waller
H	127	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Sealy / Austin	Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Waller
H	127	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Sealy / Austin	Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Waller
H	49	Jul 26, 1910 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	Democrat	Sealy / Austin	Austin

(1) Sworn 1/21/1919. Resolution to Administer Oath to Representative Tillotson, by Williams of McClennan, Sixth Day, read and adopted 1/21/1919, p. 124. "Hon. Leonard Tillotson has been confined to his room by sickness and unable to appear in the House up to this time; therefore be it resolved, that the Chief Clerk be authorized to go to his room at the Avenue Hotel and administer the oath of office." House Journal.
(2) Tillotson present and voting through the 36th Legislature, Regular, 1st-4th Called Sessions (1/14/1919-10/2/1920). House Journal.
(3) Leonard E. Tillotson resigned 12/4/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) "Candidates For Next Legislature...Preliminary Survey of Situation Looks Unfavorable for Submission in 32d...Positions of Aspirants...", 7/10/1910, p. 20. Includes a list of candidates for the special election to be held on 7/23/1910. "L. Tillotson, Sealy". Galveston Daily News.
(5) "Forecast of 32d Legislature: List of Democratic Nominees for Senate and House of Representatives: Elected for the Vacancies: Fifteen New Members of the Thirty-first are Chosen, Three of Them Senators," 8/6/1910, p. 11. Galveston Daily News.
(6) 31st Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of office administered to B.F. Looney of Hunt county, elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of R.E. Westbrooke; and Leonard Tillotson of Austin county, elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of W.A. Trenckmann, 7/26/1910, pp. 22-23. House Journal.
(7) Bellville, Austin County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(8) Leonard E. Tillotson, sworn 7/26/1910, succeeded W. A. Trenckmann, resigned 5/5/1910. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(9) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 33rd-36th Legislatures; no party listed in 40th-41st Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 25
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sealy / Austin
Counties in district: Austin, Colorado

House District 25
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sealy / Austin
Counties in district: Austin, Colorado

House District 127
Jan 21, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sealy / Austin
Counties in district: Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Waller

House District 127
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sealy / Austin
Counties in district: Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Waller

House District 127
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sealy / Austin
Counties in district: Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Waller

House District 127
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sealy / Austin
Counties in district: Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Waller

House District 49
Jul 26, 1910 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sealy / Austin
Counties in district: Austin

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

42nd Legislature, 2nd C.S., 9/21/1931, p. 189. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's What About the State Capitol," 1/12/1919, p. 7. Houston Post.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/30/1929, p. 20. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Obituary, "L. Tillonson Dies in Wallis," 9/4/1931. Brookshire Times (Brookshire, Waller County, Texas).
Leonard Tillotson, birth date 12/29/1863 in Texas; death date 8/31/1931 in Wallis, Austin County; banker; burial in Sealy, Austin County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Obituary and photo, "Funeral Today . . . Leonard Tillotson," 9/3/1931, p. 12. Tillotson "served his district at Sealy in the state legislature from 1910 to 1938 . . . " Galveston Daily News.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Leonard Tillotson, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Leonard Tillitson, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L. Tillotson, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Leonard Tillotson, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Leonard Tillotson, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Leonard Tillotson, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Leonard Tillotson, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th 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.
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.

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929 Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) Education Highways and Motor Traffic Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation Rules (Vice Chair)
40th R.S. - 1927 Agriculture Banks and Banking Bills, Consider Certain Conservation and Reclamation Highways and Motor Traffic Revenue and Taxation (Vice Chair)
36th R.S. - 1919 Banks and Banking Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Roads, Bridges and Ferries Rules State Affairs University of Texas Medical Department, Investigate (Chair)
35th R.S. - 1917 Central Investigating Committee Constitutional Amendments Enrolled Bills (Chair) Municipal Corporations Penitentiaries State Affairs
34th R.S. - 1915 Agriculture Enrolled Bills Liquor Traffic Penitentiaries Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs
33rd R.S. - 1913 Adjutant General's Department (Chair) Banks and Banking Enrolled Bills (Chair) Penitentiaries Penitentiary System, Special Private Corporations Public Buildings and Grounds Department (Chair) Public Health Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs State Purchasing Agent (Chair) State Revenue Agent (Chair) State Tax Board (Chair)
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Education Game and Fisheries Public Printing State Affairs

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