Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	32	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd (1)	Democrat	Tyler / Smith		Smith
H	33	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Tyler / Smith		Gregg, Smith
H	33	Jul 9, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st (2) (3) (4)	Democrat	Tyler / Smith		Gregg, Smith
H	27	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Tyler / Smith		Smith

(1) 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.
(2) 41st Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to J.S. Magee), 7/9/1929, p. 12. No committee appointments for Magee listed in 3rd-5th Called Sessions. House Journal.
(3) John S. Magee, in special election 7/6/1929, sworn 7/9/1929, succeeded Travis E. Smith, resigned 6/10/1929. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Other Resources

• John Sier Magee, birth date 5/2/1857, death date 4/20/1946, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County; inscription "First county superintendent. Taught school 49, yrs. Member Texas Legislature 8, yrs." Includes obituary from The Tyler Courier Times, 4/21/1946. Find a Grave.
• "Funeral for J.S. Magee Attended by Hamlinite," 5/3/1946, p. 8. "A long-time educator who was Smith County's first superintendent of public schools, Magee served in the state Legislature . . . " Hamlin Herald (Hamlin, Texas).
• Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

• Photograph. J.S. Magee, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. J.S. Magee, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. J.S. Magee, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. J.S. Magee, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). 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.
• 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Conservation and Reclamation   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Federal Relations   State Affairs

42nd R.S. - 1931 Conservation and Reclamation   Education   Federal Relations   Public Printing (Vice Chair)

41st R.S. - 1929 State Treasury, Investigate

34th R.S. - 1915 Commerce and Manufactures   Education   Municipal Corporations (Vice Chair)  Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   State Asylums (Vice Chair)