Edwin Weston Harris
Full Name: Edwin Weston HarrisDate of birth: December 17, 1861
Date of death: January 4, 1913
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 5 | Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 | 27th (1) (2) | Democrat | Greenville / Hunt | Collin, Hunt |
(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 27th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
Terms of Service top
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Senate District 5
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 Legislatures: 27th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt Counties in district: Collin, Hunt |
(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 27th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, E.W. Harris, pp. 65-66. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
Other Resources
- Edwin W. Harris, birth date 12/17/1861 in Henderson, Rusk County, death date 1/4/1913 in Greenville, Hunt County, journalism/editor. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Edwin W. Harris (1861-1913), burial in East Mount Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt County. Includes obituary of Edwin Weston Harris in Greenville Morning Herald 1/5/1913 and funeral article 1/7/1913. Find a Grave.
- Mentioned in GREENVILLE HERALD-BANNER. Handbook of Texas Online.
- 27th Legislature (1901) - E.W. Harris, Greenville, Hunt County, nativity Texas, publisher, Democrat, age 39 (born circa 1862). Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. E.W. Harris, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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27th R.S. - 1901
Apportionment Commerce and Manufactures Contingent Expenses Educational Affairs Finance Labor Public Health Public Printing (Chair) |
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