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Theodore Harris Full Name: Theodore Harris Date of birth: September 12, 1859 Date of death: September 23, 1933 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 24 Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 27th (1) (2)   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bandera, Bexar, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Medina (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 Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries Resolution sacred to the memory of Mrs. Theodore Harris, 27th Legislature, 3/14/1901, p. 421. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Obituary, "Theodore Harris Dies Suddenly," 9/24/1933, p. 2. Theodore Harris, "former state senator from San Antonio," age 74, died in Asheville, North Carolina, native of St. Louis. Brownsville Herald. Biographical sketch, Theodore Harris, p. 81. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901. Other Resources Theodore Harris, birth date 9/12/1859 in St. Louis, Missouri, death date 9/23/1933 in Dillsboro, North Carolina. North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994. FamilySearch. 27th Legislature (1901) - Theodore Harris, postoffice San Antonio, Bexar County, nativity Missouri, lawyer, Democrat, age 41 (born circa 1860). Texas Legislative Manual. Photographs Photograph. Theodore 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 Informationtop 27th R.S. - 1901 Apportionment (Chair)  Educational Affairs   Federal Relations   Judiciary No. 1   Military Affairs (Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office   State Asylums   Towns and City Corporations

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