George B. Griggs

Full Name: George B. Griggs
Date of birth: May 19, 1861
Date of death: May 21, 1919

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	16	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909	29th ⁽²⁾ 30th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Fort Bend, Harris, Waller
H	24	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	37	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris

(1) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 16
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 29th ⁽²⁾ 30th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Fort Bend, Harris, Waller

House District 24
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 37
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

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Resolutions and Journal entries

36th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 6/26/1919, p. 123. Resolutions - Memorial.
36th Legislature, 2nd C.S., Simple Resolution 9, 6/26/1919, p. 27. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, "George B. Griggs: Leader in Fraternal and Political Life Is Called by Death," 5/21/1919, p. 12. Houston Chronicle.
Obituary and photo, "Houston Attorney and Former Law Maker Is Dead: George B. Griggs Succumbs to Illness at Early Hour Wednesday Morning," The Houston Post, 5/21/1919, p. 1. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, George B. Griggs, pp. 163-164. Native of Georgia, born 5/19/1863, married Eva Park 6/20/1886. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

George B. Griggs, birth date 5/19/1861 in Junction City, Ohio; death date 5/21/1919 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; burial in Trenton, Illinois. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
George B. Griggs, birth date 5/19/1861, death date 5/21/1919, burial in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Illinois. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in "Freak Bills in Some of the State Legislatures," 4/7/1907, part 3 magazine section, page SM7. New York Times.

Photographs

Photograph. G.B. Griggs, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. B. Griggs, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.B. Griggs, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. B. Griggs, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

30th R.S. - 1907 Commerce and Manufactures Federal Relations Insurance, Statistics and History Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Labor Military Affairs Mining and Irrigation Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) Public Health State Penitentiaries Towns and City Corporations
29th R.S. - 1905 City and Town Corporations Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation Pan American College of Commerce (Chair) Pan-American Trade Relations and Projected Trades College, Special (Co-Chair) State Affairs State Asylums State Penitentiaries
28th R.S. - 1903 Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Irrigation State Affairs
27th R.S. - 1901 Agricultural Affairs Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Pan-American Relations, Investigate (Chair) Public Health and Vital Statistics State Affairs

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