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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 Note 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.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Memorial, November 1966, p. 983. Texas Bar Journal. Other Resources Marvin Ellis Blackburn, birth date 8/26/1874, death date 5/27/1966, photo, burial in Junction Cemetery, Junction, Kimble County. Find a Grave. Obituary, "M.E. Blackburn of Junction Dies at Age 91," 5/28/1966, p. 4. San Antonio Express-News. 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 Informationtop 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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