Elvis Abner Calvin

Full Name: Elvis Abner Calvin
Date of birth: February 28, 1875
Date of death: July 1, 1948

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	15	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	4	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Paris / Lamar	Lamar
H	6	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Maxey / Lamar	Lamar
H	6	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Maxey / Lamar	Lamar

(1) Maxey, Lamar County. House Journal.
(2) Paris, Lamar County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) A.E. Calvin, Maxey. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.
(4) A.E. Calvin, Lamar County. House Journal.
(5) Maxey, Lamar County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) A.E. Calvin, Paris. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 15
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 4
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paris / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

House District 6
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Maxey / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

House District 6
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Maxey / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

51st Legislature, R.S., SR 60. Elvis Abner Calvin. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Brief biographical sketch, Elvis A. Calvin, p. 200. Born 2/26/1876 in Boone County, Missouri. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - Elvis A. Calvin, Lamar County, age 25, born February 1875 in Missouri, lawyer. FamilySearch.
Elvis Abner Calvin, birth date 2/28/1875 in Boone County, Missouri; death date 7/1/1948 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; retired executive secretary of the Harris County Tax Payers Ass'n. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Obituary and photo, Elvis Abner Calvin, "E.A. Calvin, Community Leader, Dies: Elected to State Legislature at 23, He Won Reputation as Determined Fighter for Many Causes," 7/2/1948, pp. 1, 15. Houston Chronicle.
Elvis A. Calvin. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Photographs

Photograph. E.A. Calvin, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.A. Calvin, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.E. Calvin, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.E. Calvin, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

33rd R.S. - 1913 Agriculture (Chair) Banks and Banking Constitutional Amendments Education Labor State Affairs
28th R.S. - 1903 Beaumont Daily Journal, Investigate (Chair) Contingent Expenses Education Federal Relations (Chair) Finance
27th R.S. - 1901 Contingent Expenses Education Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Insurance, Statistics and History Representative Districts Southwestern Lunatic Asylum in San Antonio State Affairs
26th R.S. - 1899 Contingent Expenses Education Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Public Printing

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