George Clark Purl
Full Name: George Clark PurlDate of birth: August 27, 1892
Date of death: September 23, 1943
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Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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S | 11 | Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935 | 43rd (1) (2) 42nd (3) 43rd (1) (2) | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Senate President Pro Tempore (43rd) | Dallas |
H | 50-5 | Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 | 41st | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Dallas | |
H | 50-5 | Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 | 40th | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Dallas | |
H | 50-5 | Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 | 39th | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Dallas | |
H | 50-5 | Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 | 38th | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Dallas |
(1) 43rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 9/14/1933. Senate Journal.
(2) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1. Senate Media.
(3) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
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Senate District 11
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935 Legislatures: 43rd (1) (2) 42nd (3) 43rd (1) (2) Senate President Pro Tempore (43rd) (43rd) (43rd) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas Counties in district: Dallas |
House District 50-5
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 Legislatures: 41st Party: Democrat Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas Counties in district: Dallas |
House District 50-5
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 Legislatures: 40th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas Counties in district: Dallas |
House District 50-5
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 Legislatures: 39th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas Counties in district: Dallas |
House District 50-5
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 Legislatures: 38th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas Counties in district: Dallas |
(1) 43rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 9/14/1933. Senate Journal.
(2) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1. Senate Media.
(3) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 49th Legislature, R.S., HCR 22. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/18/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch.
- Memorial, February 1944, p. 62. Born 1892 in Georgetown. Texas Bar Journal.
Military Service Notes
- George C. Purl, age 24, birthplace Georgetown, residence in Georgetown, Williamson County. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
- George Clark Purl, birth date 8/27/1892, death date 9/22/1943, enlistment date 12/15/1917, discharge date 12/5/1918. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
- 87th Division, Lieutenant, World War I. 49th Legislature, R.S., HCR 22. Resolutions - Memorial.
- United States Army, Second Lieutenant, World War I. "In 1917 he enlisted in the Army as a Second Lieutenant . . . " Memorial, February 1944, p. 62. Texas Bar Journal.
Other Resources
- Obituary and photo, "George C. Purl, Former State Senator, Dies," 9/23/1943, p. 1, 11. "George C. Purl Funeral Planned," 9/24/1943, p. 26. Dallas Morning News.
- George Clark Purl, birth date 8/27/1892 in Texas; death date 9/22/1943 in Dallas, Dallas County; attorney and state senator. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- George Clark Purl, birth date 8/27/1893, death date 9/22/1943, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Georgetown, Williamson County. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. George Clark Purl, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. George Clark Purl, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. George C. Purl, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Geo. C. Purl, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Geo. C. Purl, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. George C. Purl, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 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.
- 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.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.
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