Olan Rogers Van Zandt

Full Name: Olan Rogers Van Zandt
Date of birth: March 19, 1890
Date of death: December 10, 1985

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	9	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 12, 1943	47th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 46th ⁽⁴⁾ 47th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Tioga / Grayson	Dean of the Senate, (47th)	Cooke, Fannin, Grayson
S	9	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 10, 1939	45th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 44th ⁽⁷⁾ 45th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Tioga / Grayson	Senate President Pro Tempore (45th)	Cooke, Fannin, Grayson
H	44-1	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽⁸⁾	Democrat	Tioga / Grayson		Grayson
H	44-1	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Tioga / Grayson		Grayson
H	44-1	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Tioga / Grayson		Grayson
H	44-1	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Tioga / Grayson		Grayson

(1) Caucus report for 47th Legislature, 1st called session signed, Olan R. Van Zandt, Dean of the Senate, p. 10. Senate Journal.
(2) Journal does not indicate who assumed title of Dean of the Senate during the regular session. However, Olan Van Zandt served as chair of the senate caucus, an honor traditionally bestowed upon the dean, pp. 9-11. Senate Journal.
(3) Lists Cotten, Hill, Weaver Moore, Shivers, Sulak, and Van Zandt as having most seniority, 47th Legislature. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate', 2002.
(4) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-Elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1939, p. 8. Senate Journal.
(5) 45th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 5/27/1937. Senate Journal.
(6) 45th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(7) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(8) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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Senate District 9
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 46th ⁽⁴⁾ 47th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Dean of the Senate, (45th)
(45th)
(45th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tioga / Grayson
Counties in district: Cooke, Fannin, Grayson

Senate District 9
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 44th ⁽⁷⁾ 45th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (45th)
(45th)
(45th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tioga / Grayson
Counties in district: Cooke, Fannin, Grayson

House District 44-1
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽⁸⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tioga / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

House District 44-1
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tioga / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

House District 44-1
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tioga / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

House District 44-1
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tioga / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, July 1986, p. 800. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Olan Rogers Vanzandt, birth date 3/19/1890 in Tioga, Texas; home address in Tioga, Grayson County; lawyer; draft registration 6/5/1917 in Grayson County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Olan R. Van Zandt, birth date 3/19/1890, death date 12/10/1985, burial in Tioga Cemetery, Tioga, Grayson County. Includes draft cards, photo of Tioga United Methodist Church historical marker. Find a Grave.
"Three Blind Lawmakers in Texas Legislature," Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, 6/23/1933, p. 3, crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
In Memoriam, Olan Rogers Van Zandt. Death date 12/10/1985. Texas Commission for the Blind. Texas Commission for the Blind Report, Volume 3, Number 1, March 1986, back cover, crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Mentioned in historical marker, Tioga United Methodist Church, Tioga, Grayson County. "One of its members, Olan R. Van Zandt, was a representative, then senator, in the Texas Legislature for 16 years, 1926-1942." Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).

Photographs

Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

47th R.S. - 1941 Agriculture Civil Jurisprudence Congressional Districts (Vice Chair) Constitutional Amendments Education Election Law Violations, Investigation, Special Insurance (Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Nominations of Governor Privileges and Elections Representative Districts Rules Rural Aid Advisory, Special State Affairs
46th R.S. - 1939 Agriculture Civil Jurisprudence (Chair) Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Education Nominations of Governor Public Buildings and Grounds Representative Districts Rules (Vice Chair) State Affairs Towns and City Corporations
45th R.S. - 1937 Agricultural Affairs Civil Jurisprudence Compact with Oklahoma Relative to Use of Red River by Texas Citizens, Special Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Rural Aid to Schools, Special Finance Insurance Judicial Districts Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Representative Districts (Chair) State Affairs Towns and City Corporations (Vice Chair)
44th R.S. - 1935 Agricultural Affairs Civil Jurisprudence Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence Education Engrossed Bills Finance Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Buildings and Grounds Texas Independence Day, Special
43rd R.S. - 1933 Alleged Assault on Representative Burns, Investigate, Special Constitutional Amendments Judicial Districts Judiciary Labor
42nd R.S. - 1931 Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments Judicial Districts (Chair) Judicial Redistricting Committee (Chair) Judiciary State Affairs
41st R.S. - 1929 Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments Judiciary State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
40th R.S. - 1927 Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Judiciary Privileges, Suffrage and Elections

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