George C. Morris

Full Name: George C. Morris
Date of birth: July 17, 1912
Date of death: August 17, 1997

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	10	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951	51st ⁽¹⁾ 50th 51st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt	Senate President Pro Tempore (51st)	Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
S	10	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947	48th 49th	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt		Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
S	10	Aug 4, 1942 - Jan 12, 1943	47th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt		Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
H	40	Jan 14, 1941 - Jun 11, 1942	47th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt		Hunt
H	40	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt		Hunt
H	40	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt		Hunt
H	40	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt		Hunt

(1) 51st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 7/5/1949. Senate Journal.
(2) In Senate, George C. Morris, in special election 7/21/1942, sworn 8/24/1942, succeeded Claude Isbell, resigned 3/1/1942. In House, Edgar Hutchins, Sr., in special election 7/25/1942, succeeded George C. Morris, resigned 6/11/1942. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) G.C. Morris took oath of office to fill unexpired term of Hon. Claude Isbell on 8/4/1942. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 10
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st ⁽¹⁾ 50th 51st ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (51st)
(51st)
(51st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall

Senate District 10
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 48th 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall

Senate District 10
Aug 4, 1942 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall

House District 40
Jan 14, 1941 - Jun 11, 1942
Legislatures: 47th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt

House District 40
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt

House District 40
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt

House District 40
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

76th Legislature, R.S., HR 217. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, 8/18/1997. Austin American-Statesman.
Memorial, June 1998, p. 603. Texas Bar Journal.
Morris, G.C. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. G.C. Morris, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.C. Morris, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.C. Morris, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.C. Morris, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.C. Morris, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.C. Morris, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.C. Morris, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.C. Morris, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). 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.

Committee Information top

51st R.S. - 1949 Civil Jurisprudence Education Employees Assignment, Special Finance Game and Fish Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance (Chair) Insurance Code Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Interstate Cooperation Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Labor State Affairs State Institutions and Departments
50th R.S. - 1947 Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Commerce and Manufacturing Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence Federal Relations Finance Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair) Insurance Judicial Districts Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Rural Aid Equalization, Special Joint Legislative State Affairs
49th R.S. - 1945 Aeronautics Congressional Districts (Vice Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Education Enrolled Bills (Chair) Federal Relations Finance Flag Presentation to Mexican Army Aviation Squadron, Special Insurance Internal Improvements Penitentiaries Towns and City Corporations
48th R.S. - 1943 Education Federal Relations Finance Insurance (Vice Chair) Internal Improvements Investigating, Special Labor Military Affairs Nominations of the Governor Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Health Public Lands and Land Office Rules Rural Aid, Special State Penitentiaries Textbooks and The University of Texas, Investigation, Special and Interim Towns and City Corporations (Vice Chair)
47th R.S. - 1941 Appropriations Constitutional Amendments Insurance Liquor Traffic Portrait of Honorable Sam Rayburn, Special Rules (Chair) Rural Aid Advisory, Special
46th R.S. - 1939 Appropriations Atlanta, Texas Explosion, Special Claims and Accounts Common Carriers Judicial Districts (Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Public Lands and Buildings Committee Minutes, Special Representation Before the Legislature Rural Aid Legislative Advisory
45th R.S. - 1937 Commerce and Manufactures Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Rural Aid to Schools, Special Equalization Fund, Special Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations Old Age Assistance, Special (Chair) Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation
44th R.S. - 1935 Judicial Districts Liquor Traffic Penitentiaries State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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