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Leonard E. Tillotson Full Name: Leonard E. Tillotson Date of birth: December 29, 1863 Date of death: August 31, 1931 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 25 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Sealy / Austin   Austin, Colorado H 25 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Sealy / Austin   Austin, Colorado H 127 Jan 21, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 36th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Sealy / Austin   Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Waller H 127 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat Sealy / Austin   Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Waller H 127 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Sealy / Austin   Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Waller H 127 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd   Democrat Sealy / Austin   Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Lee, Waller H 49 Jul 26, 1910 - Jan 10, 1911 31st (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)   Democrat Sealy / Austin   Austin (1) Sworn 1/21/1919. Resolution to Administer Oath to Representative Tillotson, by Williams of McClennan, Sixth Day, read and adopted 1/21/1919, p. 124. "Hon. Leonard Tillotson has been confined to his room by sickness and unable to appear in the House up to this time; therefore be it resolved, that the Chief Clerk be authorized to go to his room at the Avenue Hotel and administer the oath of office." House Journal. (2) Tillotson present and voting through the 36th Legislature, Regular, 1st-4th Called Sessions (1/14/1919-10/2/1920). House Journal. (3) Leonard E. Tillotson resigned 12/4/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (4) "Candidates For Next Legislature...Preliminary Survey of Situation Looks Unfavorable for Submission in 32d...Positions of Aspirants...", 7/10/1910, p. 20. Includes a list of candidates for the special election to be held on 7/23/1910. "L. Tillotson, Sealy". Galveston Daily News. (5) "Forecast of 32d Legislature: List of Democratic Nominees for Senate and House of Representatives: Elected for the Vacancies: Fifteen New Members of the Thirty-first are Chosen, Three of Them Senators," 8/6/1910, p. 11. Galveston Daily News. (6) 31st Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of office administered to B.F. Looney of Hunt county, elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of R.E. Westbrooke; and Leonard Tillotson of Austin county, elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of W.A. Trenckmann, 7/26/1910, pp. 22-23. House Journal. (7) Bellville, Austin County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (8) Leonard E. Tillotson, sworn 7/26/1910, succeeded W. A. Trenckmann, resigned 5/5/1910. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (9) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 33rd-36th Legislatures; no party listed in 40th-41st Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 42nd Legislature, 2nd C.S., 9/21/1931, p. 189. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, "Who's What About the State Capitol," 1/12/1919, p. 7. Houston Post. Other Resources Obituary, "L. Tillonson Dies in Wallis," 9/4/1931. Brookshire Times (Brookshire, Waller County, Texas). Leonard Tillotson, birth date 12/29/1863, death date 8/31/1931 in Wallis, Austin County. Buried in Sealy, Austin County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Obituary and photo, "Funeral Today . . . Leonard Tillotson," 9/3/1931, p. 12. Tillotson "served his district at Sealy in the state legislature from 1910 to 1938 . . . " Galveston Daily News. Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News. Photographs Photograph. Leonard E. Tillotson, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Leonard E. Tillotson, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Leonard E. Tillotson, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Leonard E. Tillotson, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Leonard E. Tillotson, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Leonard E. Tillotson, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Leonard E. Tillotson, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). 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 Informationtop 41st R.S. - 1929 Conservation and Reclamation (Chair)  Education   Highways and Motor Traffic   Penitentiaries   Revenue and Taxation   Rules (Vice Chair)  40th R.S. - 1927 Agriculture   Banks and Banking   Bills, Consider Certain   Conservation and Reclamation   Highways and Motor Traffic   Revenue and Taxation (Vice Chair)  36th R.S. - 1919 Banks and Banking   Conservation and Reclamation (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Rules   State Affairs   University of Texas Medical Department, Investigate (Chair)  35th R.S. - 1917 Central Investigating Committee   Constitutional Amendments   Enrolled Bills (Chair)  Municipal Corporations   Penitentiaries   State Affairs   34th R.S. - 1915 Agriculture   Enrolled Bills   Liquor Traffic   Penitentiaries   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Affairs   33rd R.S. - 1913 Adjutant General's Department (Chair)  Banks and Banking   Enrolled Bills (Chair)  Penitentiaries   Penitentiary System, Special   Private Corporations   Public Buildings and Grounds Department (Chair)  Public Health   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Affairs   State Purchasing Agent (Chair)  State Revenue Agent (Chair)  State Tax Board (Chair)  31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Education   Game and Fisheries   Public Printing   State Affairs

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