Grover C. Morris

Grover Cleveland Morris

Full Name: Grover Cleveland Morris
Date of birth: October 5, 1884
Date of death: November 6, 1969

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 116 Jan 11, 1921 - Aug 7, 1922 37th (1)   Democrat Devine / Medina   Dimmit, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala
H 116 May 20, 1920 - Jan 11, 1921 36th (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)   Democrat Devine / Medina   Dimmit, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala

(1) Grover C. Morris resigned 8/7/1922. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) District 16 comprised of Galveston county; District 116 comprised of Uvalde, Medina, Zavala, and Kimmit counties, pp. 39, 44, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(3) Included in "New Legislators in the Texas House," list of 12 new members elected to fill vacancies since the last session, 5/21/1920, p. 11. Austin American.
(4) 36th Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to Lidiak, Jackson, Garrett, Daniel, Vickers, Biggers, Merriman, Beavens, Neal, Baldwin, Morris, and Pollard), 5/20/1920, pp. 1-2. No committee appointments listed for these members in 3rd-4th C.S. House Journal.
(5) District 116 represented by H.P. Hornby, p. 5. House Journal.
(6) District 16. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7) Grover C. Morris, in special election 11/4/1919, sworn 5/20/1920, succeeded Harry P. Hornby, resigned 8/16/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 116
Jan 11, 1921 - Aug 7, 1922
Legislatures: 37th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Devine / Medina
Counties in district: Dimmit, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala
House District 116
May 20, 1920 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Devine / Medina
Counties in district: Dimmit, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala

(1) Grover C. Morris resigned 8/7/1922. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) District 16 comprised of Galveston county; District 116 comprised of Uvalde, Medina, Zavala, and Kimmit counties, pp. 39, 44, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(3) Included in "New Legislators in the Texas House," list of 12 new members elected to fill vacancies since the last session, 5/21/1920, p. 11. Austin American.
(4) 36th Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to Lidiak, Jackson, Garrett, Daniel, Vickers, Biggers, Merriman, Beavens, Neal, Baldwin, Morris, and Pollard), 5/20/1920, pp. 1-2. No committee appointments listed for these members in 3rd-4th C.S. House Journal.
(5) District 116 represented by H.P. Hornby, p. 5. House Journal.
(6) District 16. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7) Grover C. Morris, in special election 11/4/1919, sworn 5/20/1920, succeeded Harry P. Hornby, resigned 8/16/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, February 1970, p. 154. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • Grover Cleveland Morris, birth date 10/5/1884 in Sweet Home, Texas; death date 11/6/1969 in San Antonio, Bexar County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Grover C. Morris (1884-1969), burial in Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County. Find a Grave.
  • "Grover Morris Elected," 11/25/1919, p. 11. "Grover C. Morris, of Devine, who is a Democrat, a conservative prohibitionist, a woman suffragist, and who stands for clean politics, wins by a big majority . . ." San Antonio Evening News.
  • Obituary, "G.C. Morris, 'Mr. Demo,' Dies at 85," 11/7/1969, p. 2-E. Grover Cleveland Morris, known in Bexar County as "Mr. Democrat"; elected to two terms in the Texas Legislature. San Antonio Express.

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Committee Information top

37th R.S. - 1921
Appropriations  
Common Carriers  
Congressional Districts  
Federal Relations  
Liquor Traffic (Chair) 

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