F.B. Horton

Frank Barrett Horton

Full Name: Frank Barrett Horton
Date of birth: December 13, 1884
Date of death: July 8, 1937

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 44 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 44-2 Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 36th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas

Terms of Service top

House District 44
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 44-2
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

Biographical Information top

Other Resources

  • Census of 1920 - Frank B. Horton, Dallas Precinct 30, Dallas County, age 35, born circa 1885 in Tennessee, lawyer - civil practice, spouse Hazle.
    Census of 1930 - F.B. Horton, Austin, Travis County, age 48, born circa 1882 in Alabama, lawyer - general practice, spouse Hazel B., son Paul B., daughter Mary H. FamilySearch. 1920 1930
  • Frank B. Horton, birth date 12/13/1884 in Winchester, Tennessee; death date 7/8/1937 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Frank Barrett Horton, birth date 12/13/1884, death date 7/8/1937, burial in Plainview Cemetery, Hale County. Includes funeral article in The Floyd County Hesperian, 7/15/1937. Find a Grave.
  • Photo and candidacy for Speaker and reelection to House of Representatives, "Horton Is Candidate for the Speakership," The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Texas), 7/7/1922, p. 1, crediting Mesquite Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • 37th Legislature (1921) - F.B. Horton, postoffice Dallas, nativity Tennessee, age 40 (born circa 1881), 21 years in Texas, lawyer, member of former legislatures: 36th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

  • Photograph. F.B. Horton, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. F.B. Horton, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

37th R.S. - 1921
Common Carriers (Chair) 
Game and Fisheries  
Insurance  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
36th R.S. - 1919
Common Carriers  
Education (Vice Chair) 
Engrossed Bills (Chair) 
Insurance  

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