D.A. McAskill

Duncan Alexander McAskill

Full Name: Duncan Alexander McAskill
Date of birth: October 18, 1867
Date of death: December 1, 1944

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 85 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar
H 85 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar

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House District 85
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar
House District 85
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, May 1945, p. 245. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • Duncan Alexander McAskill, birth date 10/18/1867 in North Carolina; death date 12/1/1944 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Death notice and funeral, "D.A. McAskill, Former District Attorney, Dies," 12/2/1944, p. 12. "McAskill Rites Are Set Monday," 12/4/1944, p. 11. Born 10/18/1867 in Richmond County, North Carolina. "He served 12 years as a district attorney here, and was a member of the state legislature at one time." San Antonio Express.
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Insurance  
Private Corporations (Vice Chair) 
Reforms in Criminal Procedure  
State Affairs  
33rd R.S. - 1913
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Insurance  
Judiciary  
Municipal Corporations  
Private Corporations  
Reforms in Civil Procedure  
State Affairs  

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