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George William Dayton Full Name: George William Dayton Date of birth: September 29, 1867 Date of death: November 12, 1944 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 S 4 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 11, 1921 36th (1) (2)   35th (3)   36th (1) (2)   Democrat Valley View / Cooke Senate President Pro Tempore (36th)   Cooke, Grayson H 48 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Valley View / Cooke   Cooke (1) 36th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 3/19/1919, Regular Session. Senate Journal. (2) 36th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/14/1919, p. 1. Senate Journal. (3) 35th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 7, 1916, oath of office administered, 1/9/1917, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," 3/22/1917, p. 6. Houston Post. Other Resources Obituary, "Free Library Bill Author, Former Cooke Judge Dies," source unknown, 11/13/1944. Died Monday, 11/13/1944, in Medina, Texas. Card File. Census of 1920 - George W. Dayton, Gainesville, Cooke County, age 52, born in Illinois, industry: state senate. FamilySearch. George William Dayton, birth date 9/29/1867 in Illinois, death date 11/12/1944 in Medina, Bandera County, interment in Gainesville, Cooke County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. George W. Dayton (1867-1944), burial in Valley View Cemetery, Cooke County. Find a Grave. Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News. Photographs Photograph. Geo. W. Dayton, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Geo. W. Dayton, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Geo. W. Dayton, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 35th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 36th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 36th R.S. - 1919 Agricultural Affairs   Educational Affairs   Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair)  Exterminating Pink Boll Worm, Investigate   Internal Improvements   Military Affairs   Privileges and Elections   Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair)  Senatorial Districts   35th R.S. - 1917 Agricultural Affairs   Conflicting Extension Work (Chair)  Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Federal Relations   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage   Nominations of the Governor   Privileges and Elections   Public Lands and Land Office   State Affairs   University of Texas, Investigative   34th R.S. - 1915 Congressional Districts   Education   Judicial Districts   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   State Asylums

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