Samuel Jackson Isaacks

Full Name: Samuel Jackson "Sam" Isaacks
Date of birth: February 18, 1869
Date of death: October 29, 1956

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	105-1	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 28, 1954	53rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	89-1	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	89-1	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	89-1	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	89-1	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	89-1	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	89-1	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	89-1	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	59	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Elgin / Bastrop	Bastrop

(1) Miss Maude Isaacks, in special election 3/6/1954, sworn 3/15/1954, succeeded Samuel J. Isaacks, resigned 1/28/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 105-1
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 28, 1954
Legislatures: 53rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: El Paso

House District 89-1
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: El Paso

House District 89-1
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: El Paso

House District 89-1
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: El Paso

House District 89-1
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: El Paso

House District 89-1
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: El Paso

House District 89-1
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: El Paso

House District 89-1
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: El Paso

House District 59
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Elgin / Bastrop
Counties in district: Bastrop

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

51st Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 34. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
51st Legislature, R.S., HSR 72. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
52nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 82. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 39. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 33, tribute, resignation 1/29/1954. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
53rd Legislature, R.S., HSR 107. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 106, invitation to address the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 118. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 261, extending congratulations of members of 54th Legislature to members who have ten years of service in the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
54th Legislature, R.S., SR 60, paying tribute. Until date of his resignation, Judge Isaacks held distinction of being the oldest Member of the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
55th Legislature, R.S., HSR 166. Resolutions - Memorial.
55th Legislature, R.S., SR 137. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Photo and biographical sketch (Maud Isaacks). With Anita Blair, one of the first two women to serve in the Texas House from the same district at the same time. First woman to succeed a father (Samuel Jackson Isaacks) in the legislature, in 1954. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
ISAACKS, MAUD (ca. 1885-1980). Relatives: Samuel Jackson Isaacks - father, Maud Isaacks - daughter. Handbook of Texas Online.
Memorial, December 1956, p. 799. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Obituary and photo, "Death Takes S.J. Isaacks, E.P. Pioneer," 10/29/1956, pp. 1, 25. El Paso Herald Post.
Obituary and photo, "Judge Isaacks, Veteran Solon, Dies," 10/30/1956, pp. 1, 9. El Paso Times.
Samuel Jackson Isaacks, birth date 2/18/1869 in Salado, Bell County; death date 10/29/1956 in El Paso, El Paso County; retired lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Samuel Jackson Isaacks (1869-1956), burial in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso. Includes family photo, reprint of obituary in El Paso Times, 10/30/1956. Find a Grave.
Biographical note, p. 222. The Legal Heritage of El Paso, 1963.
Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.

Photographs

Photograph. Samuel J. Isaacks, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.J. Isaacks, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.J. Isaacks, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.J. Isaacks, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.J. Issacks, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.J. Isaacks, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam J. Isaacks, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Samuel J. Isaacks, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.J. Isaacs, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

53rd R.S. - 1953 Judicial Districts Judiciary Labor Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
52nd R.S. - 1951 Common Carriers Judiciary (Chair) Public Lands and Buildings
51st R.S. - 1949 Election Laws Study, Special Judiciary
50th R.S. - 1947 Constitutional Amendments Interstate Cooperation Judiciary (Chair) Rules
49th R.S. - 1945 Judiciary and Uniform State Laws (Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills Rules
48th R.S. - 1943 Congressional and Legislative Districts Education Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Lower Colorado River Authority, and City of San Antonio, Investigation, Special Judiciary and Uniform State Laws (Chair) Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Rules
47th R.S. - 1941 Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Judiciary (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Buildings
46th R.S. - 1939 Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Judiciary Livestock and Stock Raising Public Lands and Buildings School Districts Social Security Program Financing, Special
28th R.S. - 1903 Constitutional Amendments Engrossed Bills (Chair) Insurance, Statistics and History Labor

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