Olan Rogers Van Zandt
Full Name: Olan Rogers Van ZandtDate of birth: March 19, 1890
Date of death: December 10, 1985
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 9 | Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 12, 1943 | 47th (1) (2) (3) 46th (4) | Democrat | Tioga / Grayson | Dean of the Senate, (47th) | Cooke, Fannin, Grayson |
| S | 9 | Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 10, 1939 | 45th (5) (6) 44th (7) | Democrat | Tioga / Grayson | Senate President Pro Tempore (45th) | Cooke, Fannin, Grayson |
| H | 44-1 | Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 | 43rd (8) | Democrat | Tioga / Grayson | Grayson | |
| H | 44-1 | Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 | 42nd | Democrat | Tioga / Grayson | Grayson | |
| H | 44-1 | Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 | 41st | Democrat | Tioga / Grayson | Grayson | |
| H | 44-1 | Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 | 40th | Democrat | Tioga / Grayson | Grayson |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Caucus report for 47th Legislature, 1st called session signed, Olan R. Van Zandt, Dean of the Senate, p. 10. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) Journal does not indicate who assumed title of Dean of the Senate during the regular session. However, Olan Van Zandt served as chair of the senate caucus, an honor traditionally bestowed upon the dean, pp. 9-11. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) Lists Cotten, Hill, Weaver Moore, Shivers, Sulak, and Van Zandt as having most seniority, 47th Legislature. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate', 2002. ↩
(4) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-Elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1939, p. 8. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 45th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 5/27/1937. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 45th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) 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:
- 47th (1) (2) (3) 46th (4)
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate, (47th)
(46th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Tioga / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Cooke, Fannin, Grayson
- Legislatures:
- 45th (5) (6) 44th (7)
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (45th)
(44th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Tioga / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Cooke, Fannin, Grayson
- Legislatures:
- 43rd (8)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Tioga / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Grayson
- Legislatures:
- 42nd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Tioga / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Grayson
- Legislatures:
- 41st
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Tioga / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Grayson
- Legislatures:
- 40th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Tioga / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Grayson
Terms of service notes
(1) Caucus report for 47th Legislature, 1st called session signed, Olan R. Van Zandt, Dean of the Senate, p. 10. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) Journal does not indicate who assumed title of Dean of the Senate during the regular session. However, Olan Van Zandt served as chair of the senate caucus, an honor traditionally bestowed upon the dean, pp. 9-11. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) Lists Cotten, Hill, Weaver Moore, Shivers, Sulak, and Van Zandt as having most seniority, 47th Legislature. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate', 2002. ↩
(4) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-Elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1939, p. 8. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 45th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 5/27/1937. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 45th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) 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
- Memorial, July 1986, p. 800. Texas Bar Journal.
- Olan Rogers Vanzandt, birth date 3/19/1890 in Tioga, Texas; home address in Tioga, Grayson County; lawyer; draft registration 6/5/1917 in Grayson County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
- Olan R. Van Zandt, birth date 3/19/1890, death date 12/10/1985, burial in Tioga Cemetery, Tioga, Grayson County. Includes draft cards, photo of Tioga United Methodist Church historical marker. Find a Grave.
- "Three Blind Lawmakers in Texas Legislature," Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, 6/23/1933, p. 3, crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- In Memoriam, Olan Rogers Van Zandt. Death date 12/10/1985. Texas Commission for the Blind. Texas Commission for the Blind Report, Volume 3, Number 1, March 1986, back cover, crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Mentioned in historical marker, Tioga United Methodist Church, Tioga, Grayson County. "One of its members, Olan R. Van Zandt, was a representative, then senator, in the Texas Legislature for 16 years, 1926-1942." Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission). Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Olan R. Van Zandt, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). 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.
- 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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