Claude Benton Hudspeth

Full Name: Claude Benton Hudspeth
Date of birth: May 12, 1877
Date of death: March 19, 1941

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	25	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 14, 1919	35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 34th ⁽³⁾ 35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	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⁾ 33rd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	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	30th ⁽¹¹⁾ 31st ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾	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

(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), 1910.
(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.

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Senate District 25
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 34th ⁽³⁾ 35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Dean of the Senate. (32nd)
Dean of the Senate. (32nd)
(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

Senate District 25
Jan 10, 1911 - Nov 3, 1914
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 32nd ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 33rd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (32nd)
Senate President Pro Tempore (32nd)
(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

Senate District 25
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 30th ⁽¹¹⁾ 31st ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾
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

House District 102
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Ozona / Crockett
Counties in district: Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Menard, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green

House District 102
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Ozona / Crockett
Counties in district: Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Menard, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 158, 3/20/1941, pp. 1346-1347. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

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.

Other Resources

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.

Photographs

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

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917 Central Investigating Committee Congressional Districts Criminal Jurisprudence Finance Insurance and Banking Labor Public Lands and Land Office Rules Stock and Stock Raising
34th R.S. - 1915 Agricultural Affairs Commerce and Manufactures Congressional Districts Educational Affairs Finance Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) Labor Public Lands and Land Office Rules State Affairs State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising
33rd R.S. - 1913 Attorney General's Department, Investigate Congressional Districts Federal Relations Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Judicial Districts (Chair) Judiciary No. 1 Mining and Irrigation Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt, Claims and Accounts Public Lands and Land Office Senatorial Districts State Asylums State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising Towns and City Corporations
32nd R.S. - 1911 Congressional Districts (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Federal Relations Finance Internal Improvements Judicial Districts (Chair) Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation Public Health Public Lands and Land Office Rules Stock and Stock Raising Towns and City Corporations
31st R.S. - 1909 Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) Insurance, Statistics and History (Chair) Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Mining and Irrigation Penitentiaries Investigating Public Health Public Lands and Land Office State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising
30th R.S. - 1907 Federal Relations Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Mining and Irrigation Public Land and Land Office Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)
29th R.S. - 1905 Counties Game and Fisheries Judicial Districts Public Lands and Land Office Stock and Stock Raising
28th R.S. - 1903 Counties and County Boundaries Public Lands and Land Office Public Printing Stock and Stock Raising

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