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J.P. Hayter Full Name: John Price Hayter Date of birth: November 23, 1862 Date of death: November 15, 1926 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 31 Jan 12, 1909 - Jun 15, 1910 31st (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Decatur / Wise   Denton, Montague, Wise (1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910. (2) J.P. Hayter resigned after 2nd Called Session, 1909 - succeeded by C.V. Terrell, elected at the special election 7/23/1910. Card File. (3) Charles V. Terrell, sworn 7/28/1910, succeeded John P. Hayter, resigned 6/15/1910. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (4) 31st Legislature - 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2, listed in Roll Call as "Senator-elect." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Portrait and biographical sketch, "Our friends in the Legislature," Volume 5, number 1, May 1909, pp. 14-17. J.P. Hayter, born in Grayson County in 1862. Elected Mayor of Decatur 1905 and 1907. Texas State Journal of Medicine, 1905. Other Resources John Price Hayter, birth date 11/23/1862, elected Decatur mayor 1905. From B. B. Paddock, History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1906), Vol. II, pp. 342-343. GenealogyMagazine.com, 2000. Hayter, John P., 1862-1926 (d. Nov. 15). Burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas. TXGenWeb Project. "Time in a bottle: Discovery uncorks rich history of J.P. Hayter," by Denny Deady, 8/31/2006. J.P. Hayter birth date 11/23/1861, death date 11/15/1926, buried in Waco. Wise County Messenger. Photographs Photograph. J.P. Hayter, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 31st R.S. - 1909 Counties and County Boundaries   Engrossed Bills   Public Health (Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office   State Asylums

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