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Edgar Scurry Edgar Scurry
Full Name: Edgar Scurry
Date of birth: November 21, 1857
Date of death: October 31, 1936
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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 103 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 26th   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita, Wilbarger, Greer
 
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Biographical Sketches
  • Autobiographical sketch, "Reminiscences of Judge Edgar Scurry." Birth date 11/21/1857 in Mission Valley, Victoria County, Texas; "served one term in the State Legislature, the 26th Legislature, in 1899." North Texas Records for Archer, Baylor, Clay, Jack, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger & Young Counties, RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
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  • Judge Edgar Scurry, birth date 11/23/1856, death date 10/31/1926. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Judge Edgar Scurry (1857-1936), Sons of Confederate Veterans, interment in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita County. Find a Grave.
  • 26th Legislature (1899) - Edgar Scurry, postoffice Wichita Falls, nativity Texas, age 42 (born circa 1857), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
  • Obituary, "Edgar Scurry Pioneer Wichita Falls Lawyer Dies in Houston at 79," 10/31/1936, p. 1. Birth date 11/21/1857, death date 10/31/1936, member of the 26th Legislature. Wichita Daily Times.
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  • Photograph. Edgar Scurry,26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
    • Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
  • 26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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    26th R.S. - 1899
    Irrigation  
    Public Health and Vital Statistics  
    Public Printing  
    Revenue and Taxation  
    Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
    Stock and Stock Raising  
     

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