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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	16	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909	29th (2)   30th (1)	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Fort Bend, Harris, Waller
H	24	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	37	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris

(1) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 36th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 6/26/1919, p. 123. Resolutions - Memorial.
• 36th Legislature, 2nd C.S., Simple Resolution 9, 6/26/1919, p. 27. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Obituary and photo, "George B. Griggs: Leader in Fraternal and Political Life Is Called by Death," 5/21/1919, p. 12. Houston Chronicle.
• Obituary and photo, "Houston Attorney and Former Law Maker Is Dead: George B. Griggs Succumbs to Illness at Early Hour Wednesday Morning," The Houston Post, 5/21/1919, p. 1. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
• Biographical sketch, George B. Griggs, pp. 163-164. Native of Georgia, born 5/19/1863, married Eva Park 6/20/1886. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

• George B. Griggs, birth date 5/19/1861 in Junction City, Ohio; death date 5/21/1919 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; burial in Trenton, Illinois. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
• George B. Griggs, birth date 5/19/1861, death date 5/21/1919, burial in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Illinois. Find a Grave.
• Mentioned in "Freak Bills in Some of the State Legislatures," 4/7/1907, part 3 magazine section, page SM7. New York Times.

Photographs

• Photograph. G.B. Griggs, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Geo. B. Griggs, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. G.B. Griggs, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Geo. B. Griggs, 27th 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.
• 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.

Committee Information top

30th R.S. - 1907 Commerce and Manufactures   Federal Relations   Insurance, Statistics and History   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Labor   Military Affairs   Mining and Irrigation   Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair)  Public Health   State Penitentiaries   Towns and City Corporations

29th R.S. - 1905 City and Town Corporations   Commerce and Manufactures (Chair)  Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Judiciary No. 2   Mining and Irrigation   Pan American College of Commerce (Chair)  Pan-American Trade Relations and Projected Trades College, Special (Co-Chair)  State Affairs   State Asylums   State Penitentiaries

28th R.S. - 1903 Constitutional Amendments   Federal Relations   Irrigation   State Affairs

27th R.S. - 1901 Agricultural Affairs   Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments   Pan-American Relations, Investigate (Chair)  Public Health and Vital Statistics   State Affairs