Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	1	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th (1) (2)	Democrat	Texarkana / Bowie		Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris

(1) 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.
(2) 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.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 40th Legislature, 1st C.S., Simple Resolution 45, 6/7/1927, p. 478. Resolutions - Memorial.
• 38th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, "On Members of the Senate," pp. 325-326. Senate Journal.

Other Resources

• P.A. Turner (1850-1927), burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

• Photograph. P.A. Turner, 38th 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.

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923 Confederate Home   Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair)  Counties and County Boundaries   Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair)  Privileges and Elections   Public Lands and Land Office (Vice Chair)  Town and City Corporations