Edgar Scurry

Full Name: Edgar Scurry
Date of birth: November 21, 1857
Date of death: October 31, 1936

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 103 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 26th   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita, Wilbarger, Greer

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

  • Autobiographical sketch, Reminiscences of Judge Edgar Scurry. Born 11/21/1857 in Mission Valley, Victoria County, Texas; "served one term in the State Legislature, the 26th Legislature, in 1899." North Texas Records for Archer, Baylor, Clay, Jack, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger & Young Counties. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
  • Obituary, "Edgar Scurry Pioneer Wichita Falls Lawyer Dies in Houston at 79," 10/31/1936, p. 1. Birth date 11/21/1857, death date 10/31/1936, member of the 26th Legislature. Wichita Daily Times.

Other Resources

  • Judge Edgar Scurry, birth date 11/23/1856 in Mission Valley, Texas; death date 10/31/1926 in Houston, Harris County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Judge Edgar Scurry (1857-1936), Sons of Confederate Veterans, burial in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita County. Find a Grave.
  • 26th Legislature (1899) - Edgar Scurry, postoffice Wichita Falls, nativity Texas, age 42 (born circa 1857), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

  • Photograph. Edgar Scurry, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

26th R.S. - 1899
Irrigation  
Public Health and Vital Statistics  
Public Printing  
Revenue and Taxation  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
Stock and Stock Raising  

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