Frank E. Perkins

Francis Earl Perkins

Full Name: Francis Earl "Frank" Perkins
Date of birth: April 12, 1896
Date of death: March 2, 1977

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 38 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Sumner / Lamar   Fannin, Lamar

(1) Sumner, Lamar County. House Journal.
(2) Candidate announcement, "Frank E. Perkins: Candidate for Flotorial Representative, District 38," 2/8/1920, p. 8, served when "the great war broke out in Europe." Paris Morning News.
(3) Home post office Paris. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 38
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sumner / Lamar
Counties in district: Fannin, Lamar

(1) Sumner, Lamar County. House Journal.
(2) Candidate announcement, "Frank E. Perkins: Candidate for Flotorial Representative, District 38," 2/8/1920, p. 8, served when "the great war broke out in Europe." Paris Morning News.
(3) Home post office Paris. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary, Frank E. Perkins, 3/3/1977, p. 2. Marriage to Dema Holt 9/23/1953 in Hugo, Oklahoma. Paris News.

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

  • Francis Earl "Frank" Perkins, birth date 4/12/1896 in Lamar County, residence in Sumner, employed by Chicota School in Chicota, Texas in 1942; death date 3/2/1977 in Paris, Lamar County, retired printer, father John M. Perkins, mother Annie Reid, spouse Dema Perkins. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982. Ancestry.com.
  • Census of 1900 - Francis E. Perkins, Lamar County, age 4, birth date April 1896, son of John and Annie E. Perkins.
    Census of 1910 - Frank E. Perkins, Lamar County, age 14, born circa 1896 in Texas, farm laborer, son of Jennie [Annie] E. Perkins.
    Census of 1920 - Francis E. Perkins, Lamar County, age 23, born circa 1897 in Texas, farmer, son of Annie E. Perkins.
    Census of 1940 - Frank Perkins, Lamar County, age 46, born circa 1894 in Texas, farmer, son of Annie Perkins. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 1940
  • 37th Legislature (1921) - Frank E. Perkins, postoffice Paris, nativity Texas, age 24 (born circa 1897), 24 years in Texas, farmer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

37th R.S. - 1921
Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
Public Health  

This website is a work in progress. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.

Party information is not available for the 1st-11th Legislatures.

Have a question, comment or contribution? Email the Library or call 512-463-1252.

Many photos in Texas Legislators: Past and Present are used with permission of the Texas State Preservation Board. For permission to reproduce these photos, please contact the Texas State Preservation Board graphics coordinator at 512-475-3060.