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Sidney Lee Staples
Full Name: Sidney Lee Staples
Date of birth: September 13, 1865
Date of death: January 2, 1937
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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19
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Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
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27th
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(2)
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Democrat
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Smithville / Bastrop
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Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, Washington
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H
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52
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Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
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26th
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Democrat
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Smithville / Bastrop
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Bastrop
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H
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52
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Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
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25th
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Democrat
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Smithville / Bastrop
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Bastrop
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(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.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
45th Legislature, R.S., SR 35, 2/23/1937, p. 307.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Biographical Sketches |
Obituary, "Sen. S.L. Staples Dies After Long Illness at Home," 1/3/1937, pp. 1, 6.
Austin American.
STAPLES, SIDNEY LEE (1865-1937). Birth date 9/13/1865.
Handbook of Texas Online.
Obituary, Sen. Sidney Lee Staples, "Funeral Services Are Held for Former Bastrop Man," "Tribute Paid Staples by W.H. Gallagher," Bastrop Advertiser, 1/7/1937, p. 1.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, S.L. Staples, p. 151. Born 9/13/1868 in Madisonville, Kentucky.
Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Biographical sketch, Sidney Lee Staples, p. 82. Born 9/13/1868 in Madisonville, Kentucky.
The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
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Other Resources |
Died 1/2/1937, see Austin American, 1/3/1937 p. 1 for Life.
Card File.
Census of 1900 - S.L. Staples, Smithville, Bastrop County, age 32, born September 1868 in Kentucky.
FamilySearch.
Sidney Lee Staples, birth date Sept. 1867 in Kentucky, death date 1/2/1937 in Austin, attorney at law.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Sidney Lee Staples, birth date 9/13/1865, death date 1/2/1937, burial in Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin, Travis County.
Find a Grave.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
S.L. Staples, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
S.L. Staples, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
S.L. Staples, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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