Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	12	Jan 12, 1909 - Sep 17, 1910	31st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Mexia / Limestone	Senate President Pro Tempore (31st)	Brazos, Freestone, Limestone, Robertson
S	12	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909	29th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ 30th ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Groesbeck / Limestone		Brazos, Freestone, Limestone, Robertson
S	12	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾	Democrat	Groesbeck / Limestone		Brazos, Freestone, Limestone, Robertson

(1) J.R. Astin, in special election 11/8/1910, succeeded Alfred J. Harper, resigned 9/21/1910. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 31st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/11/1909, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal.
(3) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(4) "Senator Harper resigned; recently nominated to criminal appellate court is cause of action," 9/18/1910, p. 7. "Mexia, Texas, 9/17 - Senator A.J. Harper has forwarded to Governor Campbell his resignation as senator from this the Twelfth District . . . " Galveston Daily News.
(5) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(6) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(7) Mexia, Limestone County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(8) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(9) A.J. Harper of Limestone County. Senate Journal.
(10) Groesbeck. Texas Legislative Manual.
(11) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(12) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

HARPER, ALFRED JOHN (1864-1926). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Alfred J. Harper, volume IV, pp. 1608-1609. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Biographical sketch and portrait, Alfred John Harper, Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1911-1917. Justices of Texas, 1836-1986 (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2004.
Portraits and biographical sketches, "Our Friends in the Legislature," Volume V, No. 1, May 1909, pp. 14-17. Texas State Journal of Medicine, 1905.
Biographical sketch and portrait, Alfred John Harper, pp. 273-275. Texas, the Country and Its Men: Historical, Biographical, Descriptive, 1918.

Photographs

Photograph. Alf. J. Harper, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.J. Harper, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.J. Harper, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.J. Harper, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.J. Harper, Texas Jurists Collection

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

31st R.S. - 1909 Educational Affairs Finance Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) Public Debt, Claims and Accounts Public Lands and Land Office
30th R.S. - 1907 Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Educational Affairs Finance Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Public Buildings and Grounds Roads, Bridges and Ferries Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
29th R.S. - 1905 Capital Bank and Trust Company, Investigate, Special Educational Affairs Finance Judiciary No. 2 Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Health (Chair) State Asylums Treasurer and Comptroller's Department
28th R.S. - 1903 Agricultural Affairs Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Investigate the fairness of the meeting of senators to determine by drawing of lots the lengths of their terms Military Affairs (Chair) Public Printing

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