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Isaac Mayfield Standifer Full Name: Isaac Mayfield "Ike" Standifer Date of birth: June 24, 1859 Date of death: May 31, 1918 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 24 Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913 32nd   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 24 Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 31st (1) (2)   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 35 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th   Democrat Denison / Grayson   Grayson (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) Ike M. Standifer. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Hon. Isaac M. Standifer, p. 785. Born 6/24/1859 in Monroe County, Mississippi; moved to Texas in 1871. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889. Military Service Notes Standifer, Ike, Texas Volunteer Guard, Call Number 401-213. Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935. Other Resources Isaac M. Standifer, death date 5/31/1918 in Portland, Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998. FamilySearch. Death notice, "Former Texan Dies in Oregon," 6/1/1918, p. 3. Former prominent Texas legislator and politician, practiced law in Denison and Houston before moving to Pacific coast. San Antonio Light. Isaac M. Standifer (1859-1918), letter from son Ike Mayfield Standifer, Jr. to Jack Standifer of Blakely, Georgia, 2/20/1921; article on Standifer Shipping Company in Portland, Oregon; Texas Ranger information. Standerfer, etc. Research Site, 2009. Photographs Photograph. I.M. Standifer, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ike M. Standifer, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. I.M. Standifer, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 32nd R.S. - 1911 Common Carriers (Chair)  Congressional Districts   Criminal Jurisprudence   Penitentiaries   Revenue and Taxation   31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Common Carriers   Constitutional Amendments   Internal Improvements   Irrigation   Municipal Corporations (Chair)  Rules   31st R.S. - 1909 Common Carriers (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Internal Improvements   Rules   28th R.S. - 1903 Judiciary No. 2   Penitentiaries   Private Land Claims   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Towns and City Corporations

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