Claude Elmer Upchurch

Full Name: Claude Elmer Upchurch
Date of birth: July 2, 1883
Date of death: April 18, 1931

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	59	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro		Hill, Navarro
H	59	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro		Hill, Navarro

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House District 59
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Hill, Navarro

House District 59
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Hill, Navarro

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Resolutions and Journal entries

42nd Legislature, R.S., 4/22/1931, p. 1631. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Obituary, "C.E. Upchurch Is Buried Sunday in Oakwood Cemetery," 4/20/1931, p. 2. Corsicana Daily Sun.
C.E. Upchurch, birth date 7/2/1883 in Corsicana; death date 4/18/1931 in Tyler, Smith County; attorney at law. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Claude Elmer Upchurch, birth date 7/2/1883; permanent home address in Corsicana, Navarro County; lawyer and president, Navarro Co. Abst. Co.; draft registration 9/12/1918 in Corsicana, Navarro County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
C.E. Upchurch, birth date 7/2/1883, death date 4/18/1931, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County; includes obituary from Greenville Evening Banner, 4/18/1931, and summary of funeral services. Find a Grave.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. C. E. Upchurch, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C. E. Upchurch, 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.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917 Common Carriers Counties Internal Improvements Military Affairs Municipal Corporations Reforms in Criminal Procedure
34th R.S. - 1915 Common Carriers Municipal Corporations (Chair) Private Corporations Reforms in Civil Procedure Reforms in Criminal Procedure

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