Marvin Ellis Blackburn

Full Name: Marvin Ellis Blackburn
Date of birth: August 26, 1874
Date of death: May 27, 1966

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	115	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Junction / Kimble	Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Sutton
H	115	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Junction / Kimble	Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Sutton
H	115	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Unaffiliated	Junction / Kimble	Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Sutton
H	115	Oct 3, 1914 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd ⁽³⁾	Unaffiliated	Junction / Kimble	Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Sutton

(1) M.E. Blackburn listed as having no party affiliation. Republicans and Other Non-Democrats in the Texas Legislature.
(2) No party listed. Texas Legislative Manual.
(3) Marvin E. Blackburn, sworn 10/3/1914, succeeded Austin M. Kennedy, died 7/20/1914. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 115
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Junction / Kimble
Counties in district: Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Sutton

House District 115
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Junction / Kimble
Counties in district: Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Sutton

House District 115
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Unaffiliated
Home City/County: Junction / Kimble
Counties in district: Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Sutton

House District 115
Oct 3, 1914 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽³⁾
Party: Unaffiliated
Home City/County: Junction / Kimble
Counties in district: Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Sutton

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, November 1966, p. 983. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Obituary, "M.E. Blackburn of Junction Dies at Age 91," 5/28/1966, p. 4. Express and News (San Antonio, Texas).
Marvin Ellis Blackburn, birth date 8/26/1874 in Plano; death date 5/27/1966 in Junction, Kimble County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Marvin Ellis Blackburn, birth date 8/26/1874, death date 5/27/1966, photo, burial in Junction Cemetery, Junction, Kimble 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. M.E. Blackburn, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. M.E. Blackburn, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. M.E. Blackburn, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Conservation and Reclamation Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Public Lands and Buildings Stock and Stock Raising
35th R.S. - 1917 Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Irrigation Judiciary Private Corporations Rules
34th R.S. - 1915 Claims and Accounts Commerce and Manufactures Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Irrigation Public Lands and Land Office Reforms in Civil Procedure (Vice Chair)

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