Tomas Glover Pollard
Full Name: Tomas (Thomas) Glover "Tom" Pollard, Sr.Date of birth: May 9, 1895
Date of death: October 19, 1962
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 7 | Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933 | 42nd (1) 41st (2) | Democrat | Tyler / Smith | Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood | |
| S | 7 | Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 8, 1929 | 40th (3) 39th (4) (5) | Democrat | Tyler / Smith | Senate President Pro Tempore (40th) | Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood |
| S | 7 | Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 | 38th (6) (7) | Democrat | Edom / Van Zandt | Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood | |
| H | 29 | Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 | 37th | Democrat | Edom / Van Zandt | Van Zandt | |
| H | 29 | May 20, 1920 - Jan 11, 1921 | 36th (8) (9) (10) (11) | Democrat | Edom / Van Zandt | Van Zandt |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 40th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 5/9/1927. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1924 due to redistricting. Act approved 1921 and effective Apr. 1, 1924, 37th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 60, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(7) 38th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November Seventh, 1922, oath of office administered, 1/9/1923, p. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) Included in "New Legislators in the Texas House," list of 12 new members elected to fill vacancies since the last session, 5/21/1920, p. 11. Austin American. ↩
(9) 36th Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to Lidiak, Jackson, Garrett, Daniel, Vickers, Biggers, Merriman, Beavens, Neal, Baldwin, Morris, and Pollard), 5/20/1920, pp. 1-2. No committee appointments listed for these members in 3rd-4th C.S. House Journal. ↩
(10) Tomas G. Pollard, in special election 11/4/1919, sworn 5/20/1920, succeeded H.P. Davis, resigned 10/1/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(11) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 40th (3) 39th (4) (5)
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (40th)
(39th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Tyler / Smith
- Counties in district:
- Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
- Legislatures:
- 37th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Edom / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Van Zandt
Terms of service notes
(1) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 40th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 5/9/1927. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1924 due to redistricting. Act approved 1921 and effective Apr. 1, 1924, 37th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 60, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(7) 38th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November Seventh, 1922, oath of office administered, 1/9/1923, p. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) Included in "New Legislators in the Texas House," list of 12 new members elected to fill vacancies since the last session, 5/21/1920, p. 11. Austin American. ↩
(9) 36th Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to Lidiak, Jackson, Garrett, Daniel, Vickers, Biggers, Merriman, Beavens, Neal, Baldwin, Morris, and Pollard), 5/20/1920, pp. 1-2. No committee appointments listed for these members in 3rd-4th C.S. House Journal. ↩
(10) Tomas G. Pollard, in special election 11/4/1919, sworn 5/20/1920, succeeded H.P. Davis, resigned 10/1/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(11) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
Biographical Information
- 38th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, "On Members of the Senate," pp. 325-326. Senate Journal.
- Spelling of name varies from "Tomas" to "Thomas" to "Tanas D." in journals and other sources. Spelled "Tomas" in resolution, honoring birth of his son, 40th Legislature, p. 6 Senate Journal.
- Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/1/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch.
- Memorial, April 1963, p. 349. Texas Bar Journal.
- Senator Thomas G. Pollard of Tyler and Representative Robert E. High of Myrtle Springs honored in Van Zandt County Medical Society resolution, 9/2/1927, for "noteworthy service in the cause of Public Health during the recent regular and called sessions of the legislature, reprinted in "County Medical Society Held Meet at Canton," 9/9/1927, p. 3. Canton Herald.
- Obituary, "Tom G. Pollard, Ex-Legislator, Dies at Tyler," 10/21/1962. Died Friday night, 10/19/1962. Dallas Morning News.
- Thomas G. Pollard, Sr., birth date 5/9/1895 in Van Zandt County; death date 10/19/1962 in Tyler, Smith County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Tomas Glover Pollard, birth date 5/9/1895, death date 10/19/1962, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County. Find a Grave.
- Photograph. Tomas G. Pollard, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Tomas G. Pollard, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Tomas G. Pollard, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Tomas G. Pollard, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Tomas G. Pollard, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Tomas G. Pollard, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Tomas Glover Pollard, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 38th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
- 39th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
- 40th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). 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.
- 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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