James Manley Head

Full Name: James Manley Head
Date of birth: February 16, 1909
Date of death: August 17, 1992

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	21	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941	45th ⁽²⁾ 46th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath	Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton
H	105	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Granbury / Hood	Erath, Hood
H	105	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Granbury / Hood	Erath, Hood

(1) 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.
(2) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal.
(3) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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Senate District 21
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 45th ⁽²⁾ 46th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton

House District 105
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Granbury / Hood
Counties in district: Erath, Hood

House District 105
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Granbury / Hood
Counties in district: Erath, Hood

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HCR 24. Resolutions - Memorial.
72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., SR 23, 11/17/1992, pp. 28-29. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, April 1993, p. 412. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Biographical information (youngest in the Senate at 27), extensive profile and quotations from Senator J. Manley Head - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 9, 14-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.
Head, James Manley. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. J. Manley Head, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Manley Head, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Manley Head, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Manley Head, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
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.

Committee Information top

46th R.S. - 1939 Agriculture Education Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) Finance Insurance Interstate Co-operation (Chair) Labor Public Debts, Claims and Accounts (Chair) Public Health Public Printing State Affairs
45th R.S. - 1937 Agricultural Affairs Banking Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) Finance Insurance Labor Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Nominations of the Governor Public Debts, Claims and Accounts (Chair) Senatorial Districts State Highways and Motor Traffic Towns and City Corporations (Chair)
44th R.S. - 1935 Common Carriers Conservation and Reclamation Insurance Municipal and Private Corporations Piano Purchase for House of Representatives, Special
43rd R.S. - 1933 Game and Fisheries Inspection of Prison System, Special Military Affairs School Districts State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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