Charles Clinton Small
Full Name: Charles Clinton "Clint" Small, Sr.Date of birth: May 22, 1888
Date of death: November 1, 1971
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 31 | Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941 | 46th (1) (2) 45th | Democrat | Amarillo / Potter | Dean of the Senate. (46th) | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler |
| S | 31 | Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937 | 44th (3) 43rd (4) | Democrat | Amarillo / Potter | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler | |
| S | 31 | Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933 | 42nd (5) (6) 41st (7) | Democrat | Wellington / Collingsworth | Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd) | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) See the Austin-American, January 11, 1939, p. 7, col. 4 ("He [Senator Holbrook] is succeeded as dean by Clint C. Small of Amarillo, beginning his 10th year."). Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate', 2002. ↩
(2) 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. ↩
(3) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 8/12/1931. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 46th (1) (2) 45th
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (46th)
(45th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Amarillo / Potter
- Counties in district:
- Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
- Legislatures:
- 44th (3) 43rd (4)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Amarillo / Potter
- Counties in district:
- Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
- Legislatures:
- 42nd (5) (6) 41st (7)
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
(41st)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Wellington / Collingsworth
- Counties in district:
- Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
Terms of service notes
(1) See the Austin-American, January 11, 1939, p. 7, col. 4 ("He [Senator Holbrook] is succeeded as dean by Clint C. Small of Amarillo, beginning his 10th year."). Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate', 2002. ↩
(2) 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. ↩
(3) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 8/12/1931. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- Memorial, December 1971, p. 1123. Texas Bar Journal.
- Mentioned in son's obituary, "Lawyer Clint Small Jr. Dies; Dedicated to Education, Law," 8/23/1997. Austin American-Statesman.
- Obituary and photo, "Former Sen. Clint Small Sr. Succumbs Here at Age 83," 11/2/1971, p. 1. Austin Statesman.
- Charles Clinton Small, Sr., birth date 5/22/1888 in Alabama; death date 11/1/1971 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Charles Clinton Small, Sr., burial in Cook-Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery, Austin, Travis County. Includes reprint of obituary in The Austin American, 11/3/1971; obituary in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, 11/3/1971; and photos. Find a Grave.
- Mentioned in TEXAS IN THE 1920s. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Mary Francis Templeton Walker, family papers, 1891-1970, daughter of State Representative Rufus Lee Templeton of Wellington, Texas, and the niece of former State Senator Clint Charles Small of Amarillo. Texas Tech University Libraries.
- Photograph. C.C. Small, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. C.C. Small, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Clint Small, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. C.C. Small, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Clint Small, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. C.C. Small, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
- 42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
- 43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). 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.
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