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Samuel Houston Hodges

Full Name: Samuel Houston Hodges
Date of birth: June 27, 1851
Date of death: May 28, 1924

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 103 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita, Wilbarger, Greer

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary, Judge Samuel Houston Hodges, "Judge S.H. Hodges, Pioneer Lawyer, Dies at Home Here," 5/29/1924, p. 1. "In 1889 he came with his family to Wichita Falls, where he practiced law for many years and for one term was a member of the Texas legislature." Wichita Daily Times.

Other Resources

  • Samuel Houston Hodges, birth date 6/27/1851 in Missouri; death date 5/28/1924 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • 23rd Legislature (1893) - S.H. Hodges, postoffice Wichita Falls, nativity Missouri, age 41 (born circa 1852), lawyer, 26 years in Texas, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

  • Photograph. S.H. Hodges, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. S.H. Hodges, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

23rd R.S. - 1893
Constitutional Amendments  
Judiciary No. 1  
Revenue and Taxation  
State Affairs  

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