E. Harold Beck

E. Harold Beck

Full Name: Edwin Harold Beck
Date of birth: April 3, 1900
Date of death: January 11, 1983

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 1 Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945 47th (1)   48th   Democrat Texarkana / Bowie Senate President Pro Tempore (47th)   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
S 1 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941 45th (3)   46th (2)   Democrat Texarkana / Bowie   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
S 1 Sep 28, 1936 - Jan 12, 1937 44th (4) (5)   Democrat Texarkana / Bowie   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
H 3 Jan 8, 1935 - Mar 25, 1936 44th (4) (5)   Democrat Texarkana / Bowie   Bowie, Cass, Marion
H 3 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (6)   Democrat Texarkana / Bowie   Bowie, Cass, Marion

(1) 47th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 9/9/1941. Senate Journal.
(2) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature," 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal.
(4) "Beck Resigns Senate Post," 3/25/1936. Dateline 3/24/1936, "Dr. J.W.E.H. Beck of DeKalb resigned today as senator from the Texarkana district . . ." Galveston Daily News.
(5) In Senate, E. Harold Beck, in special election 4/18/1936, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded John W. E. H. Beck, resigned after 2nd C.S. In House, George H. Harper, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded E. Harold Beck, resigned 3/25/1936. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) Attorney at law. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 1
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 47th (1)   48th  
Senate President Pro Tempore (47th)
(47th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
Senate District 1
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 45th (3)   46th (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
Senate District 1
Sep 28, 1936 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th (4) (5)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
House District 3
Jan 8, 1935 - Mar 25, 1936
Legislatures: 44th (4) (5)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion
House District 3
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (6)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion

(1) 47th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 9/9/1941. Senate Journal.
(2) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature," 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal.
(4) "Beck Resigns Senate Post," 3/25/1936. Dateline 3/24/1936, "Dr. J.W.E.H. Beck of DeKalb resigned today as senator from the Texarkana district . . ." Galveston Daily News.
(5) In Senate, E. Harold Beck, in special election 4/18/1936, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded John W. E. H. Beck, resigned after 2nd C.S. In House, George H. Harper, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded E. Harold Beck, resigned 3/25/1936. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) Attorney at law. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

  • E. Harold Beck, birth date 4/3/1900, death date 1/11/1983, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

48th R.S. - 1943
Assignment and Employment, Special  
Banking (Vice Chair) 
Civil Jurisprudence  
Commerce and Manufacturing  
Constitutional Amendments  
Engrossed Bills  
Enrolled Bills  
Internal Improvements (Vice Chair) 
Judicial Districts (Chair) 
Public Lands and Land Office  
State Affairs  
Towns and City Corporations  
47th R.S. - 1941
Banking  
Civil Jurisprudence  
Commerce and Manufactures  
Constitutional Amendments (Chair) 
Contingent Expenses  
Election Law Violations, Investigation, Special  
Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) 
Nominations of Governor  
Penitentiaries  
Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) 
Public Health  
Senatorial Districts  
46th R.S. - 1939
Banking  
Civil Jurisprudence  
Commerce and Manufacturing (Chair) 
Contingent Expenses  
Finance (Vice Chair) 
Labor  
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage  
Penitentiaries  
Privileges and Elections  
Public Health  
Public Lands and Land Office  
45th R.S. - 1937
Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair) 
Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair) 
Finance  
General Appropriations Bill Preparation, Special  
Internal Improvements  
Judicial Districts  
Labor  
Military Affairs  
New London School Explosion  
Nominations of the Governor  
Privileges and Elections (Chair) 
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Public Health  
State Highways and Motor Traffic  
State Institutions and Departments  
44th R.S. - 1935
Commerce and Manufactures  
Contingent Expenses  
Judicial Districts  
Penitentiaries  
State Affairs  
43rd R.S. - 1933
Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair) 
Crime Investigation (Chair) 
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Penitentiaries  
Reductions in State Appropriations, Special  
State Affairs  

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