Joe M. Moore

Joseph M. Moore

Full Name: Joseph M. "Joe" Moore
Date of birth: September 30, 1888
Date of death: June 27, 1952

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 10 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1) (2)   42nd (3)   43rd (1) (2)   Democrat Greenville / Hunt Senate President Pro Tempore (43rd)   Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
S 10 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 13, 1931 41st (4) (5) (6)   40th (7)   41st (4) (5) (6)   Democrat Greenville / Hunt Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)   Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
S 10 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th (8) (9)   Democrat Greenville / Hunt   Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
H 40 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th (10)   Democrat Greenville / Hunt   Hunt
H 39 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th   Democrat Greenville / Hunt   Hunt

(1) 43rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 9/25/1934. Senate Journal.
(2) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1. Senate Media.
(3) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 41st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 5th C.S., elected 3/20/1930. Senate Journal.
(5) "Fifteen State Senators Must Seek Re-Election in Summer", 1/3/1930, p. 2. Big Spring Daily Herald.
(6) 41st Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(7) 40th Legislature - Certificate of New Senators and Roll Call of New Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(8) 39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(9) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(10) "Joe M. Moore, editor of the Greenville Herald, also had a warm race in Hunt county for local representative, but won it by a big majority," 8/3/1922, p. 2. Bryan Eagle.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 10
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (1) (2)   42nd (3)   43rd (1) (2)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)
(41st)
(41st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
Senate District 10
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st (4) (5) (6)   40th (7)   41st (4) (5) (6)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)
(41st)
(41st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
Senate District 10
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th (8) (9)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
House District 40
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th (10)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt
House District 39
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt

(1) 43rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 9/25/1934. Senate Journal.
(2) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1. Senate Media.
(3) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 41st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 5th C.S., elected 3/20/1930. Senate Journal.
(5) "Fifteen State Senators Must Seek Re-Election in Summer", 1/3/1930, p. 2. Big Spring Daily Herald.
(6) 41st Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(7) 40th Legislature - Certificate of New Senators and Roll Call of New Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(8) 39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(9) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(10) "Joe M. Moore, editor of the Greenville Herald, also had a warm race in Hunt county for local representative, but won it by a big majority," 8/3/1922, p. 2. Bryan Eagle.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/2/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933
Constitutional Amendments  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Enrolled Bills  
Finance  
Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate  
Insurance (Chair) 
Nominations of the Governor  
Public Health  
Public Land and Land Office  
State Affairs  
State Highways and Motor Traffic  
Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate  
42nd R.S. - 1931
Constitutional Amendments  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Educational Affairs  
Enrolled Bills  
Finance  
Insurance  
Irregularities in State Dept. Finance Matters, Investigate  
Nominations By Governor  
Public Debt  
Public Health  
Public Lands and Land Office  
State Affairs (Chair) 
41st R.S. - 1929
Commerce and Manufacture (Vice Chair) 
Congressional Districts  
Constitutional Amendments  
Educational Affairs  
Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) 
General Land Office Investigation  
Insurance (Chair) 
Internal Improvements  
Meridian College  
Military Affairs  
Nominations By Governor  
Public Debts  
Public Health  
Public Lands and Land Office  
Representative Districts  
State Affairs  
State Highways and Motor Traffic  
40th R.S. - 1927
Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair) 
Congressional Districts  
Constitutional Amendments  
Constitutional Amendments, Investigate Status of  
Educational Affairs  
Engrossed Bills  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Insurance (Chair) 
Internal Improvements  
Military Affairs  
Nominations by Governor  
Public Debts  
Public Health  
Public Land and Land Office  
Representative Districts  
39th R.S. - 1925
Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair) 
Congressional Districts  
Internal Improvements  
Military Affairs  
Privileges and Elections (Chair) 
Public Debts  
Public Land and Land Office  
Representative Districts  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Highways and Motor Traffic as of 1/23/1925)  
Senatorial Districts (Vice Chair) 
38th R.S. - 1923
Appropriations  
Commerce and Manufactures  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Contingent Expenses (Chair) 
Insurance  
Land Purchases of the University of Texas, Investigate (Chair) 
State Affairs  
37th R.S. - 1921
Appropriations  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Contingent Expenses  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  

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