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Pleasant Asbury Turner

Full Name: Pleasant Asbury Turner
Date of birth: April 2, 1850
Date of death: April 27, 1927

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

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  

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