Claude Benton Hudspeth
Full Name: Claude Benton Hudspeth, Sr.Date of birth: May 12, 1877
Date of death: March 19, 1941
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 25 | Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 14, 1919 | 35th (1) (2) 34th (3) | Democrat | El Paso / El Paso |
Dean of the Senate. (35th)
Senate President Pro Tempore (35th) Dean of the Senate. (34th) |
Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala |
| S | 25 | Jan 10, 1911 - Nov 3, 1914 | 33rd (4) (5) 32nd (7) (8) | Democrat | El Paso / El Paso |
Senate President Pro Tempore (33rd)
Senate President Pro Tempore (32nd) |
Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala |
| S | 25 | Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911 | 31st (9) (10) 30th (11) | Democrat | El Paso / El Paso | Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala | |
| H | 102 | Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907 | 29th | Democrat | Ozona / Crockett | Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Menard, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green | |
| H | 102 | Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 | 28th | Democrat | Ozona / Crockett | Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Menard, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 35th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/17/1917, 1st C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 35th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1917, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 33rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(5) Hudspeth resigned 11/3/1914. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(6) 33rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., appointed 10/15/1914 to perform the duties of the Chair during the absence of the President Pro Tem, as designated by President Pro Tem W. C. Morrow. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 32nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/10/1911, Regular Session. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(9) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture). ↩
(10) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(11) 30th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 35th (1) (2) 34th (3)
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (35th)
Dean of the Senate. (34th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- El Paso / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala
- Legislatures:
- 33rd (4) (5) 32nd (7) (8)
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (33rd)
Senate President Pro Tempore (32nd)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- El Paso / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala
- Legislatures:
- 31st (9) (10) 30th (11)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- El Paso / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala
- Legislatures:
- 29th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Ozona / Crockett
- Counties in district:
- Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Menard, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green
- Legislatures:
- 28th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Ozona / Crockett
- Counties in district:
- Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Menard, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green
Terms of service notes
(1) 35th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/17/1917, 1st C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 35th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1917, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 33rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(5) Hudspeth resigned 11/3/1914. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(6) 33rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., appointed 10/15/1914 to perform the duties of the Chair during the absence of the President Pro Tem, as designated by President Pro Tem W. C. Morrow. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 32nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/10/1911, Regular Session. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(9) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture). ↩
(10) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(11) 30th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- 47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 158, 3/20/1941, pp. 1346-1347. Resolutions - Memorial.
- HUDSPETH, Claude Benton (1877-1941). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
- Photo and biographical sketch, "Claude Hudspeth State Senator: Represents El Paso in Texas Lawmaking Body - Is a Former Cowboy," El Paso Herald, 1/24/1914, p. 7. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
- HUDSPETH, CLAUDE BENTON (1877-1941). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," The Houston Post, 3/22/1917, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Memorial, June 1941, p. 295. Birth date 3/12/1877. Texas Bar Journal.
- Claude Benton Hudspeth, birth date 5/12/1877 in Bandera, Texas; death date 3/19/1941 in San Antonio, Bexar County; ranchman, attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Claude B. Hudspeth, Sr., birth date 5/12/1877, death date 3/19/1941, photo, burial in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County. Find a Grave.
- Died 3/19/1941 (see San Antonio Express, March 20, Sec. 2, p. 1); resigned from Leg. 11/3/1914, appointed Judge of Special Dist. Court, El Paso 11/3/1914. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
- Obituary, "C.B. Hudspeth is Victim of Pneumonia: Funeral for Former Congressman Set for Saturday," 3/20/1941, p. 1A. San Antonio Express.
- Mentioned in "The Austin Scene: Texas and Horse Racing," 12/18/1964, p. 4. Victoria Advocate. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. C.B. Hudspeth, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Claude B. Hudspeth, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Claude B. Hudspeth, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Claude B. Hudspeth, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Claude B. Hudspeth, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. C.B. Hudspeth, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Claude Hudspeth, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. C.B. Hudspeth, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 32nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 34th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, south wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 35th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
- 28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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