Charles Higgens Tennyson

Full Name: Charles Higgens Tennyson
Date of birth: August 20, 1902
Date of death: December 20, 1968

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	111-2	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita
H	111-2	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita
H	111-2	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita

(1) Teacher. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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House District 111-2
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita

House District 111-2
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita

House District 111-2
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita

(1) Teacher. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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Military Service Notes

United States Army. Charles Higgens Tennyson, birth date 8/20/1902, death date 12/20/1968. FamilySearch United States Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985. FamilySearch United States Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

Other Resources

Census of 1940 - Charles H. Tennyson, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, age 38, born circa 1902 in Texas, high school teacher, wife Tommy Tennyson. FamilySearch.
Charles Higgens Tennyson, birth date 8/20/1902 in Texas; death date 12/20/1968 in Austin, Travis County; executive secretary, Texas State Teachers Association; served in World War I. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Charles H. Tennyson, birth date 8/20/1902, death date 12/20/1968, burial in Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, with spouse Tommie M. Tennyson. Find a Grave.
Obituary and photo, Charles H. Tennyson, "Former Wichitan, Teacher Association Leader, Dies," 12/22/1968, p. 6A. "Tennyson served three terms in the legislature from Wichita County from 1933 to 1939. He was elected to the legislature while a classroom teacher in Wichita Falls." Includes Tennyson's legislation relating to teacher retirement. Wichita Falls Times.

Photographs

Photograph. Charles H. Tennyson, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles H. Tennyson, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles H. Tennyson, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

45th R.S. - 1937 Congressional and Legislative Districts Education (Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations Public Lands and Buildings
44th R.S. - 1935 Education Liquor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions Subcommittee on State Institutions for Insane, Special
43rd R.S. - 1933 Banks and Banking Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Education Municipal and Private Corporations

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