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Grover Morris Full Name: Grover Cleveland Morris Date of birth: October 5, 1884 Date of death: November 6, 1969 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 116 Jan 11, 1921 - Aug 7, 1922 37th (1)   Democrat Devine / Medina   Dimmit, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala H 116 May 20, 1920 - Jan 11, 1921 36th (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)   Democrat Devine / Medina   Dimmit, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala (1) Grover C. Morris resigned 8/7/1922. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) District 16 comprised of Galveston county; District 116 comprised of Uvalde, Medina, Zavala, and Kimmit counties, pp. 39, 44, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. (3) Included in "New Legislators in the Texas House," list of 12 new members elected to fill vacancies since the last session, 5/21/1920, p. 11. Austin American. (4) 36th Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to Lidiak, Jackson, Garrett, Daniel, Vickers, Biggers, Merriman, Beavens, Neal, Baldwin, Morris, and Pollard), 5/20/1920, pp. 1-2. No committee appointments listed for these members in 3rd-4th C.S. House Journal. (5) District 116 represented by H.P. Hornby, p. 5. House Journal. (6) District 16. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (7) Grover C. Morris, in special election 11/4/1919, sworn 5/20/1920, succeeded Harry P. Hornby, resigned 8/16/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Memorial, February 1970, p. 154. Texas Bar Journal. Other Resources Grover Cleveland Morris, birth date 10/5/1884, death date 11/6/1969. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. "Grover Morris Elected," 11/25/1919, p. 11. "Grover C. Morris, of Devine, who is a Democrat, a conservative prohibitionist, a woman suffragist, and who stands for clean politics, wins by a big majority . . ." San Antonio Evening News. Photographs Photograph. Grover C. Morris, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. G.C. Morris, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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 Informationtop 37th R.S. - 1921 Appropriations   Common Carriers   Congressional Districts   Federal Relations   Liquor Traffic (Chair)

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