Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	43	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Celina / Collin	Collin
H	43	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Celina / Collin	Collin
H	43	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Celina / Collin	Collin

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/24/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Sam E. Batman [sic: Bateman], birth date 4/29/1879 in Collin County, death date 5/9/1965 in Celina, Collin County, occupation: "real state & insurance, retired," father J.E. Batman, mother Virginia Lassiter, burial in Old Celina Cemetery, Collin County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Samuel Edwin Bateman, birth date 4/29/1879, home address in Celina, Collin County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Sam E. Bateman (1879-1965), burial in Old Celina Cemetery, Celina, Collin County. Find a Grave.
Sam E. Bateman (born c. 1880) — of Celina, Collin County, Tex. Born in Texas. Farmer; member of Texas state house of representatives 43rd District, 1925-29. Burial location unknown. Political Graveyard: a Database of Historic Cemeteries.
Mentioned in obituary of mother Virginia Tennessee (Lassater) Bateman, Collin Chronicles, Volume 34, Number 2, 2013-2014, p. 32, crediting the Collin County Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. Sam E. Bateman, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam E. Bateman, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam E. Bateman, 39th 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.

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929 Agriculture (Chair) Common Carriers Insurance (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Buildings Purchasing Land for Juvenile Training School, Investigate
40th R.S. - 1927 Commerce and Manufactures Labor Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Buildings
39th R.S. - 1925 Agriculture Liquor Traffic Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation

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