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Horace Bishop Sessions

Full Name: Horace Bishop Sessions
Date of birth: June 19, 1905
Date of death: October 10, 1998

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 92 Oct 4, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th (1)   Democrat Ballinger / Runnels   Coke, Concho, Runnels

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Horace B. Sessions, in special election 8/24/1935, sworn and temporarily seated 9/16/1935, pending resolution of election contest and finally seated 10/4/1935, succeeded Harvey O. Jones, resigned 7/14/1935. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
44th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Ballinger / Runnels
Counties in district:
Coke, Concho, Runnels

Terms of service notes


(1) Horace B. Sessions, in special election 8/24/1935, sworn and temporarily seated 9/16/1935, pending resolution of election contest and finally seated 10/4/1935, succeeded Harvey O. Jones, resigned 7/14/1935. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩

Biographical Information

  • "Sessions to Legislature: Ballinger Man Thanks Voters for Support in Saturday Election," 8/27/1935, p. 10. Sessions was 30 years old at election, native of Oklahoma, lawyer. Abilene Daily Reporter.
  • Horace Bishop Sessions, death date 10/10/1998 in Tarrant County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
  • Horace B. Sessions, birth date 6/19/1905, death date 10/10/1998, burial in Paint Rock Cemetery, Paint Rock, Concho County. Find a Grave.
    • Selected newspaper articles

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