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Preston Lorenzo Parker Full Name: Preston Lorenzo Parker Date of birth: March 1851 Date of death: April 12, 1925 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 28 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Chandler / Henderson   Henderson, Smith   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Obituary, "Preston Parker Died at His El Paso Home," 4/24/1925, p. 1. "P.L. (Preston) Parker, former representative from Henderson county . . . served one term in the legislature from Henderson county." Parker's original home was in Walton, in southern Van Zandt county. Canton Herald. Other Resources Census of 1880 - Preston L. Parker, Van Zandt County, born circa 1851 in Georgia, farmer, spouse Almira C. Census of 1900 - Preston L. Parker, Henderson County, born March 1851 in Georgia, farmer, spouse Miram C. Census of 1910-1920 - Preston L. Parker, Henderson County, born circa 1851-1852 in Georgia, farmer, spouse Almira C. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910 1920 Preston L. Parker, birth date unknown, age 74, death date 4/12/1925 in El Paso, retired farmer, residence and burial in Tyler, Texas [sic]; attached to Preston Lorenzo Parker (1851-1925). FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Preston L. Parker (1851-1925), burial in Concord Cemetery, Chandler, Henderson County, with Almira G. Parker (1853-1923). Find a Grave. 34th Legislature (1915) - P.L. Parker, postoffice Chandler, age 64 (born circa 1851), 63 years in Texas, Democrat, nativity and occupation not listed. Texas Legislative Manual. Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. TXGenWeb Project. Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News. Photographs Photograph. P. L. Parker, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 34th R.S. - 1915 Agriculture   Education   Liquor Traffic   Revenue and Taxation (Vice Chair)  Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Stock and Stock Raising

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