Joseph Andrew Merritt

Full Name: Joseph Andrew "Joe" Merritt, Sr.
Date of birth: March 25, 1873
Date of death: June 9, 1953

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 118 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1)   Democrat Snyder / Scurry   Borden, Dickens, Garza, Kent, Scurry, Stonewall
H 118 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Snyder / Scurry   Borden, Dickens, Garza, Kent, Scurry, Stonewall
H 118 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Snyder / Scurry   Borden, Dickens, Garza, Kent, Scurry, Stonewall
H 118 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th   Democrat Snyder / Scurry   Borden, Dickens, Garza, Kent, Scurry, Stonewall

(1) Stock farmer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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House District 118
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Snyder / Scurry
Counties in district: Borden, Dickens, Garza, Kent, Scurry, Stonewall
House District 118
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Snyder / Scurry
Counties in district: Borden, Dickens, Garza, Kent, Scurry, Stonewall
House District 118
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Snyder / Scurry
Counties in district: Borden, Dickens, Garza, Kent, Scurry, Stonewall
House District 118
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Snyder / Scurry
Counties in district: Borden, Dickens, Garza, Kent, Scurry, Stonewall

(1) Stock farmer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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Other Resources

  • Obituary, "Joe Merritt Sr. Buried at Snyder," 6/11/1953, p. 5. "Joe A. Merritt, Sr., 80, former member of the Texas Legislature and Scurry County official." Death date Tuesday, 6/9/1953. Abilene Reporter-News.
  • Joseph Andrew Merritt, birth date 3/25/1873 in Magnolia, Arkansas; death date 6/9/1953 in Snyder, Scurry County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Joe A. Merritt (1873-1953), burial in Snyder Cemetery, Snyder, Scurry County, with wife Maud Merritt. Find a Grave.
  • 43rd Legislature (1933) - Joe A. Merritt, postoffice Snyder, Scurry County, nativity Arkansas, age 57 (born circa 1876), stock farmer, member of former legislatures: 38th-40th. 40th Legislature (1927) - J.A. Merritt, age 53 (born circa 1874). Texas Legislative Manual.

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Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933
Agriculture (Vice Chair) 
Constitutional Amendments  
Game and Fisheries  
Livestock and Stock Raising  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
40th R.S. - 1927
Agriculture  
Counties  
Engrossed Bills  
Game and Fisheries  
Liquor Traffic  
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
39th R.S. - 1925
Agriculture  
Constitutional Amendments  
Game and Fisheries  
Liquor Traffic  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
State Song, Investigate  
38th R.S. - 1923
Agriculture  
Constitutional Amendments  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  

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