Samuel Swain Hefley

Full Name: Samuel Swain "Sam" Hefley
Date of birth: January 15, 1871
Date of death: March 14, 1935

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	64	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Cameron / Milam	Milam
H	64	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Cameron / Milam	Milam
H	64	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Cameron / Milam	Milam
H	64	Sep 13, 1926 - Jan 11, 1927	39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Cameron / Milam	Milam

(1) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) Sam Hefley, in special election 9/4/1926, sworn 9/13/1926, succeeded D.S. Hollowell, resigned 12/1/1925. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 64
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cameron / Milam
Counties in district: Milam

House District 64
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cameron / Milam
Counties in district: Milam

House District 64
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cameron / Milam
Counties in district: Milam

House District 64
Sep 13, 1926 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cameron / Milam
Counties in district: Milam

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

44th Legislature, R.S., 3/15/1935, p. 702. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/31/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Obituaries, "Sam Hefley Is Dead," 3/14/1935, p. 1; "Funeral Services Held Here for Sam S. Hefley," 3/21/1935, pp. 1, 12; and "Texas House Pays Tribute to Hefley," 3/28/1935, p. 4. Samuel Swain Hefley, born 1/25/1871 in Lexington, Tennessee. Cameron Herald.
Samuel Swain Hefley, birth date 1/25/1871 in Lexington, Tennessee; death date 3/14/1935 in Cameron, Milam County, Texas; wife Mrs. Lula Cass Hefley. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Obituary, Hon. Sam Hefley, The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger, 3/21/1935, p. 4, crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library. "He served as mayor of Cameron from 1916 to 1918, after that he was elected as Representative from Milam county to the State Legislature, in which capacity he served for eight years, Emory B. Camp succeeding him." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. Sam Hefley, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam Hefley, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam Hefley, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) Game and Fisheries Penitentiaries Public Lands and Buildings
41st R.S. - 1929 Banks and Banking Claims and Accounts Contingent Expenses Penitentiaries Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation
40th R.S. - 1927 Appropriations Banks and Banking Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair) Oil, Gas and Mining Revenue and Taxation
39th R.S. - 1925 Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Labor Live Stock and Stock Raising

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