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Thomas Whitfield Davidson Full Name: Thomas Whitfield Davidson Date of birth: September 23, 1876 Date of death: January 26, 1974 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 8 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th (1)   Democrat Marshall / Harrison   Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby S 8 Elected but never sworn 36th (2) (3)   Democrat Marshall / Harrison   Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby (1) 37th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 2nd, 1920, oath of office administered, 1/11/1921, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal. (2) "Representatives for Texas Shown": W.T. Davidson of Marshall, in special election 11/20/1920, succeeded unexpired term of Lon A. Smith, elected comptroller 11/2/1920, p. 11, 11/21/1920. Galveston Daily News. (3) "Democrats nominate Davidson," 11/3/1920, p. 9. T.W. Davidson nominated for the State Senate...to fill the vacancy created by resignation of Lon A. Smith of Henderson, elected State Comptroller. San Antonio Express.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 64th Legislature, R.S., SR 681. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Volume IV, pp. 83-84. East Texas: Its History and Its Makers, 1940. DAVIDSON, THOMAS WHITFIELD (1876-1974). Handbook of Texas Online. Biography in LRL collection, 328.764 D284M 1972. Memoirs of Judge T. Whitfield Davidson , 1972. 27th Lieutenant Governor: Thomas Whitfield Davidson. Photo and biographical sketch. "In 1919, after the 36th Legislature had convened, Davidson was elected to fill the unexpired term of Senator Lon Smith. The following year, he was reelected to a full term of his own, and in 1922, he ran successfully for lieutenant governor." Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016. Memorial, April 1974, p. 376. Texas Bar Journal. Other Resources Portrait, Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug: Texas Politics, 1921-1928, 1984. Davidson, Thomas Whitfield. Shows Texas state senator, 1920-22. Judges of the United States Courts/Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, 2009. Photographs Photograph. T.W. Davidson, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Thomas Whitfield Davidson, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006 Photograph. T. Whitfield Davidson, Texas Jurists Collection Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 37th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 37th R.S. - 1921 Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair)  Federal Relations   Graft Charges, Investigation of   Judicial Districts   Public Lands and Land Office (Chair)  Representative Districts   Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Vice Chair)  Rules   Site for State Park   Town and City Corporations

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