Claud Henry Gilmer

Full Name: Claud Henry Gilmer
Date of birth: March 12, 1901
Date of death: February 26, 1983

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
H	86	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Rocksprings / Edwards		Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton
H	86	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Rocksprings / Edwards	Speaker	Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton
H	86	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Rocksprings / Edwards		Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton
H	86	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Rocksprings / Edwards		Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton
H	86	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Rocksprings / Edwards		Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton

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House District 86
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rocksprings / Edwards
Counties in district: Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton

House District 86
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rocksprings / Edwards
Counties in district: Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton

House District 86
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rocksprings / Edwards
Counties in district: Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton

House District 86
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rocksprings / Edwards
Counties in district: Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton

House District 86
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rocksprings / Edwards
Counties in district: Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

65th Legislature, R.S., HSR 82. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
66th Legislature, R.S., HR 122. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, R.S., HR 281. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
68th Legislature, R.S., HCR 93. Resolutions - Memorial.
68th Legislature, R.S., SR 235. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biography in LRL collection, 976.4 AU23C 2003. Claud H. Gilmer, Country Lawyer: Lone Star Lawmaker and Speaker of the House, 2003.
Oral history interview available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
58th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Claud H. Gilmer. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.

Other Resources

Photograph, Gilmer-Aikin Bills: a Study in the Legislative Process, 1950.

Photographs

Photograph. Claude Gilmer, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Claud H. Gilmer, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.H. Gilmer, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.H. Gilmer, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.H. Gilmer, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Claud H. Gilmer, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947 Appropriations (Chair) Judiciary Legislative Audit, Special Local and Uncontested Bills Public School System of Texas (Gilmer-Aikin), Special Rules Student Activities at A&M College, Investigation, Special (Vice Chair)
49th R.S. - 1945 Legislative Audit, Special State Office Buildings, Special
48th R.S. - 1943 Game and Fisheries Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Lower Colorado River Authority, and City of San Antonio, Investigation, Special Highways and Roads Judicial Redistricting Judiciary and Uniform State Laws Motor Transportation Public Lands and Buildings (Vice Chair)
47th R.S. - 1941 Appropriations Common Carriers Contingent Expenses Game and Fisheries Judiciary (Chair)
46th R.S. - 1939 Constitutional Amendments Highways and Motor Traffic Livestock and Stock Raising Public Lands and Buildings State Affairs State Office Rentals, Special

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