Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	116	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Merkel / Taylor		Taylor
H	116	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Abilene / Taylor		Taylor

(1) "Rep. E.S. Cummings of Abilene," "Small Errors Are Costly to State," 2/20/1927. Abilene Reporter-News.
(2) Abilene. House Journal.
(3) Merkel, Taylor County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Merkel. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, September 1960, p. 599. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Photo and obituary, 5/31/1960, p. 1. Abilene Reporter-News.

Photographs

Photograph. E.S. Cummings, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.S. Cummings, 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.

Committee Information top

40th R.S. - 1927 Constitutional Amendments Education Judiciary Municipal and Private Corporations (Chair) Penitentiaries
39th R.S. - 1925 Commerce and Manufacturing Judiciary Municipal and Private Corporations Public Printing

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