John Davis

Full Name: John Davis
Date of birth: August 28, 1877
Date of death: November 19, 1945

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	11	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Senate President Pro Tempore (39th)	Dallas
S	6	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas, Rockwall
H	47	Jan 11, 1921 - Oct 24, 1921	37th ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas, Kaufman
H	47	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas, Kaufman

(1) 39th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 10/8/1926. Senate Journal.
(2) 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.
(3) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) John Davis resigned 10/24/1921. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Senate District 11
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (39th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

Senate District 6
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Rockwall

House District 47
Jan 11, 1921 - Oct 24, 1921
Legislatures: 37th ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Kaufman

House District 47
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Kaufman

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

38th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, "On Members of the Senate," pp. 325-326. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, February 1946, p. 72. Texas Bar Journal.
Biographical sketch, John Davis, Volume IV, p. 144. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Other Resources

Obituary and photo, "Funeral Rites for John Davis Set Wednesday," 11/21/1945, p. 6. Dallas Morning News.
John Davis, birth date 8/28/1877 in Texas; death date 11/19/1945 in Dallas, Dallas County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
John Davis, death date 11/19/1945, burial in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, with spouse Marguerite Davis. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. John Davis, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Davis, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Davis, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Davis, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

39th R.S. - 1925 Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments Engrossed Bills Federal Relations Finance (Chair) Insurance Military Affairs Privileges and Elections Rules (Vice Chair) State Affairs
38th R.S. - 1923 Charges Against Legislature by Hull Youngblood, Joint Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance and Banking Judicial Districts Labor Privileges and Elections (Chair) Roads, Bridges, and Ferries State Affairs Texas Employer's Insurance Association, Investigate Town and City Corporations (Vice Chair) Welfare of the State
37th R.S. - 1921 Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Insurance Judiciary (Vice Chair) Revenue and Taxation Rules Site for State Park State Affairs
36th R.S. - 1919 Judiciary Public Health Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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