Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	24	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 41st ⁽³⁾ 42nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Abilene / Taylor	Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)	Callahan, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton

(1) 42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 4th C.S., elected 11/3/1932. Senate Journal.
(2) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "J.F. Cunningham Dies at Abilene," 12/15/1933, p. 8. Survivors include son "Oliver Cunningham, former State Senator of Abilene." Relatives: James Franklin Cunningham - father; Oliver Cunningham - son. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Biography, 1/27/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Obituary and photo, "Oliver [Fleming] Cunningham, Ex-Senator, Dies," Thursday morning edition, 7/11/1968, pp. 1-A and 6-A. "Funeral Friday for Ex-Senator, Thursday evening edition, 7/11/1968, p. 7-A. Abilene Reporter-News.
Oliver Fleming Cunningham, birth date 4/1/1899, death date 7/10/1968, burial in Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Oliver C. Cunningham, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Oliver F. Cunningham, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Agricultural Affairs (Chair) Civil Jurisprudence Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Military Affairs Privileges and Elections Public Lands and Land Office Public Printing (Vice Chair) Senatorial Districts Stock and Stock Raising
41st R.S. - 1929 Agricultural Affairs (Chair) Civil Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Internal Improvements (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Public Printing Senatorial Districts

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