A.M. Aikin, Jr.
Full Name: Alexander Mack Aikin, Jr.Other surnames: Aiken,
Date of birth: October 9, 1905
Date of death: October 24, 1981
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979 | 65th 64th | Democrat | Paris / Lamar |
Dean of the Senate. (65th)
Dean of the Senate. (64th) |
Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus |
| S | 1 | Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 | 63rd (1) | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Dean of the Senate. (63rd) | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus |
| S | 1 | Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973 | 62nd 61st | Democrat | Paris / Lamar |
Dean of the Senate. (62nd)
Dean of the Senate. (61st) |
Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus |
| S | 1 | Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 | 60th (2) | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Dean of the Senate. (60th) | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus |
| S | 1 | Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967 | 59th 58th (3) (4) (5) | Democrat | Paris / Lamar |
Dean of the Senate. (59th)
Dean of the Senate. (58th) |
Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus |
| S | 1 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th 56th | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus | |
| S | 1 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th 54th | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus | |
| S | 1 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd (6) | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus | |
| S | 8 | Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd 51st | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River | |
| S | 8 | Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 11, 1949 | 50th 49th | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River | |
| S | 8 | Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945 | 48th (7) 47th | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Senate President Pro Tempore (48th) | Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River |
| S | 8 | Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941 | 46th (8) 45th (9) | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River | |
| H | 37 | Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 | 44th | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Fannin, Lamar | |
| H | 37 | Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 | 43rd (10) | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Fannin, Lamar |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 58th Legislature - Presentation of Dean of Senate, 1/8/1963, p. 15. Senator Reagan by unanimous consent presented Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr., as Dean of the Senate, succeeding former Senator R.A. Weinert of Seguin. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) See the Senate Journal, 58th Legislature, p. 15. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate', 2002. ↩
(6) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 48th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/11/1943. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature," 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(9) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal. ↩
(10) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 65th 64th
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (65th)
Dean of the Senate. (64th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus
- Legislatures:
- 63rd (1)
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (63rd)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus
- Legislatures:
- 62nd 61st
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (62nd)
Dean of the Senate. (61st)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus
- Legislatures:
- 60th (2)
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (60th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus
- Legislatures:
- 59th 58th (3) (4) (5)
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (59th)
Dean of the Senate. (58th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus
- Legislatures:
- 57th 56th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus
- Legislatures:
- 55th 54th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus
- Legislatures:
- 53rd (6)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus
- Legislatures:
- 52nd 51st
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River
- Legislatures:
- 50th 49th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River
- Legislatures:
- 48th (7) 47th
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (48th)
(47th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River
- Legislatures:
- 44th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Fannin, Lamar
- Legislatures:
- 43rd (10)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Paris / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Fannin, Lamar
Terms of service notes
(1) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 58th Legislature - Presentation of Dean of Senate, 1/8/1963, p. 15. Senator Reagan by unanimous consent presented Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr., as Dean of the Senate, succeeding former Senator R.A. Weinert of Seguin. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) See the Senate Journal, 58th Legislature, p. 15. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate', 2002. ↩
(6) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 48th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/11/1943. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature," 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(9) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal. ↩
(10) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- 61st Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 35. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 347, recognizing Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr. as the "Father of Modern Texas Education" and providing that a portrait of A.M. Aikin, Jr. be hung in the Senate Chamber. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 63rd Legislature, R.S., SCR 95, calling for a Joint Session of the Legislature for the formal unveiling of the portrait of Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 63rd Legislature, R.S., SCR 95. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 64th Legislature, R.S., SR 592. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 65th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 29 and 65th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 92. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary
- 65th Legislature, R.S., SR 744. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 66th Legislature, R.S., HR 179. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SCR 12. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Addresses to Joint Session honoring Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr., by Senator Ralph Hall, Representative Menton Murray, Governor Dolph Briscoe, and Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr., pursuant to SR 347, 62nd 3rd C.S. and SCR 95, 63rd R.S. 63rd Legislature, R.S., 5/26/1973, pp. 1557-1560. Senate Journal.
- Tribute to Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr. by Senators and Governor Dolph Briscoe, Address by Senator Aikin, 65th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 8/8/1978, pp. 208-215. Senate Journal.
- Biographical sketch and description of the Aikin Archive collection, A.M. and Welma Aikin Regional Archives.
- A.M. Aikin, Jr., birth date 10/9/1905, death date 10/24/1981, burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County. Includes "A Life of Service," biographical sketch of Alexander Mack Aikin, Jr., from the A.M. and Welma Aikin Jr. Regional Archives at Paris Junior College. Find a Grave.
- AIKIN, A.M., JR. (1905-1981). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973.
- Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975.
- Program commemorating Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr. Day and the hanging of his portrait in the Texas Senate on 5/26/1973. LRL collection, L1803.8 AI43D. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 1973.
- Joint session of the legislature called to honor A.M. Aikin, Jr., "a tradition very seldom broken that this state honor a living human being," "Dean of Legislature Honored at Capitol," 5/27/1973. Austin American-Statesman.
- Relatives: A.M. Aikin, Jr. - father; A.M. Aikin, III - son; "Aikin to Run for Education Board," 11/11/1987. Austin American-Statesman.
- "And for those who have wondered what 'A.M.' stands for—it's initials only, no first or middle name," "A Tribute to 37 Years of Service," 5/24/1973, p. 27. Dallas Morning News.
- Census of 1910 - Alexander M. Aikin, Lamar County, age 4, born circa 1906 in Texas, son of Alexander M. Aikin.
Census of 1920 - Alexander Aikin, Jr., Lamar County, age 14, born circa 1906 in Texas, son of Alexander M. Aikin.
Census of 1930 - A.M. Aiken, Paris, Lamar County, age 22, born circa 1908 in Texas, salesman/dry goods store, wife Wilma.
Census of 1940 - "A.M." Aikin, Paris, Lamar County, age 33, born circa 1907 in Texas, Senator/State of Texas, wife Wilma. FamilySearch. 1910 1920 1930 1940 - Photograph, Gilmer-Aikin Bills: a Study in the Legislative Process, 1950.
- Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.
- Obituary, 10/26/1981, "A.M. Aikin, Longest Tenured in Texas Legislature, Is Dead." New York Times.
- Mentioned in history of Senatorial redistricting for Lamar County, "Backward Glances (from the scrapbooks of the late A.W. Neville, Editor of the Paris News, 1936-1956, 3/14/1951)," republished 8/26/1976, p. 6. Paris News.
- Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
- As Senate President Pro Tem, Aikin declared martial law in Beaumont, TX, following race riots, "Sen. Aikin has Busy Time Pinch-Hitting for Stevenson as Martial Law Reigns," 6/21/1943. State Observer.
- Bust of Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr. in Capitol Extension, E1 Seal Court. State Preservation Board.
- Photo, Texas Education Agency. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Aikin, Jr., 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.M. Akin, Jr., 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 64th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 65th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
- 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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