Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	2	Jan 10, 1905 - Jun 27, 1907	29th ⁽³⁾ 30th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Clarksville / Red River		Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus
H	4	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Clarksville / Red River		Red River

(1) Chambers resigned 6/27/1907, no successor. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, R.S., 3/13/1933, p. 825. Death date 3/13/1933, Mayor of San Antonio. Resolutions - Memorial.
43rd Legislature, R.S., Senate Simple Resolution 64, 3/13/1933, p. 762. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Mentioned in biographical sketch of father, Hon. Edward Sutton Chambers, married Susie B. Van Dyke, p. 166. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
Obituary, "Mayor Chambers Dies of Heart Attack," "Public Rites Planned for Mayor," "Steffler Will Carry On as Mayor," "Friends Pay Tribute," "House Passes Resolution of Grief," and Editorial, "Mayor Chambers, a Gallant Fighter," 3/13/1933, p. 1, 7, 10. San Antonio Light.
Biographical sketch, Charles McClellan Chambers, Volume II, p. 250. Born 9/8/1877 in Clarksville, Red River County; present mayor of San Antonio. Son of E.S. and Sue Bell (Van Dyke) Chambers. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Photographs

Photograph. C.M. Chambers, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.M. Chambers, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.M. Chambers, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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

Committee Information top

30th R.S. - 1907 Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Towns and City Corporations (Chair)
29th R.S. - 1905 Agricultural Affairs Confederate Home, Investigate Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Internal Improvements Military Affairs (Chair) Newspaper Reports, Investigate, Special Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Health Public Land and Land Office
26th R.S. - 1899 Federal Relations Judiciary No. 2 Labor Privileges and Elections

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