Erasmus Gilbert Senter

Full Name: Erasmus Gilbert Senter
Date of birth: April 22, 1865
Date of death: October 16, 1942

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	6	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 30th ⁽⁴⁾ 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Senate President Pro Tempore (31st)	Dallas, Rockwall

(1) 31st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 8/18/1910, 4th C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) 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.
(3) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 30th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 6
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 30th ⁽⁴⁾ 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (31st)
(31st)
(31st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Rockwall

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Biographical Sketches

Photo and obituary, "E.G. Senter, Scrapper In Politics, Dies," 10/17/1942, p. 4. Dallas Morning News.
Memorial, May 1943, p. 142. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Erasmus Gilbert Senter, birth date 4/22/1865 in Kentucky; death date 10/16/1942 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Portrait, "In the Legislative Gallery," 2/3/1907, p. 6. Houston Post.

Photographs

Photograph. E.G. Senter, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.G. Senter, 30th 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.

Committee Information top

31st R.S. - 1909 Commerce and Manufactures Consideration of Message from Gov. Campbell Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Roads, Bridges and Ferries Rules Towns and City Corporations (Chair) Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
30th R.S. - 1907 Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Educational Affairs Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Privileges and Elections Public Health Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs Towns and City Corporations Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments (Chair)

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