Carlos Clinton Ashley
Full Name: Carlos Clinton Ashley, Sr.Date of birth: May 15, 1904
Date of death: February 10, 1993
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 16 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th (1) (2) 54th | Democrat | Llano / Llano | Senate President Pro Tempore (55th) | Bandera, Brown, Burnet, Concho, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Real, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala |
| S | 16 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd (3) | Democrat | Llano / Llano | Bandera, Brown, Burnet, Concho, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Real, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala | |
| S | 20 | Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd 51st | Democrat | Llano / Llano | Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Lawyer, ranchman. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal. ↩
(2) 55th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/23/1957. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 55th (1) (2) 54th
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (55th)
(54th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Llano / Llano
- Counties in district:
- Bandera, Brown, Burnet, Concho, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Real, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala
- Legislatures:
- 53rd (3)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Llano / Llano
- Counties in district:
- Bandera, Brown, Burnet, Concho, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Real, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala
- Legislatures:
- 52nd 51st
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Llano / Llano
- Counties in district:
- Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson
Terms of service notes
(1) Lawyer, ranchman. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal. ↩
(2) 55th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/23/1957. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- 53rd Legislature, R.S., SR 278. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 53rd Legislature, R.S., SR 321, invitation to recite poems to the Senate. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 54th Legislature, R.S., SR 347. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 55th Legislature, R.S., SR 536. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 73rd Legislature, R.S., SCR 92. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Texas Poet Laureate, 1949-1951. Biographical sketch and poetry, "Ole Edgar Martin," "Values," "Human Nature," "The Old Town Clock," "I Built My House Upon a Hill," "Service," and "The Ticket," pp. 49-54. Poets Laureate of Texas, 1932-1966, 1966.
- Memorial, February 1994, p. 204. Texas Bar Journal.
- Carlos Clinton Ashley, birth date 5/15/1904, death date 2/10/1993, photos, obituary, burial in Gray Cemetery, Cherokee, San Saba County. Find a Grave. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. Carlos Ashley, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Carlos Ashley, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Carlos Ashley, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Carlos Ashley, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Carlos Ashley, 51st Legislature, 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.
Committee Information
Senate Committees
- Agriculture and Livestock
- Constitutional Amendments
- Contingent Expenses
- Finance
- Game and Fish (Vice Chair)
- Jurisprudence
- Labor and Management Relations (Chair)
- Oil and Gas
- Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair)
- State Affairs
- Transportation
- Water and Conservation
Joint Committees
Senate Committees
- Agriculture
- Banking
- Civil Jurisprudence
- Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair)
- Criminal Jurisprudence
- Finance
- Game and Fish (Vice Chair)
- Judicial Districts
- Labor
- Oil, Gas and Conservation (Chair)
- Privileges and Elections
- State Affairs
- Stock and Stock Raising
- Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
Joint Committees
Senate Committees
- Assignment or Employment, Special
- Banking
- Civil Jurisprudence
- Committee of the Whole Senate
- Constitutional Amendments
- Contingent Expenses
- Criminal Jurisprudence
- Finance (Vice Chair)
- Game and Fish
- Labor
- Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair)
- Public Health
- State Affairs
- State Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair)
Joint Committees
Senate Committees
- Agricultural Affairs
- Assignment, Special (Vice Chair)
- Civil Jurisprudence
- Constitutional Amendments (Chair)
- Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair)
- Criminal Jurisprudence
- Game and Fish
- Insurance
- Interstate Cooperation
- Labor
- Oil, Gas and Conservation
- Privileges and Elections
- Public Buildings and Grounds (Vice Chair)
- Public Health
- Senatorial Districts
- State Affairs
- Stock and Stock Raising
Joint Committees
Senate Committees
- Civil Jurisprudence
- Constitutional Amendments
- Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair)
- Criminal Jurisprudence
- Finance
- Game and Fish
- Insurance
- Privileges and Elections (Chair)
- Public Buildings and Grounds
- State Institutions and Departments
- Stock and Stock Raising
- Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
Joint Committees
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