Morris Lasker
Full Name: Morris LaskerDate of birth: February 19, 1840
Date of death: February 28, 1916
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 17 | Apr 18, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th (1) | Democrat | Galveston / Galveston | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton |
(1) Morris Lasker, sworn 4/18/1895, succeeded Miles Crowley, resigned 3/1/1895. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Terms of Service top
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Senate District 17
Apr 18, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 Legislatures: 24th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston Counties in district: Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton |
(1) Morris Lasker, sworn 4/18/1895, succeeded Miles Crowley, resigned 3/1/1895. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch and portrait, Volume IV, pp. 418-421. ". . . he served in the State Senate, being elected to fill out an unexpired term in 1895." Includes obituary/editorial tribute printed in Galveston News, 2/29/1916. East Texas: Its History and Its Makers, 1940.
- LASKER, MORRIS (1840-1916). "When Miles Crowley resigned, Lasker was elected to the Texas Senate in 1895 to serve the remainder of his term." Handbook of Texas Online.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company H, 2nd Texas Regiment, "transferred to Company E in 1864." Biographical sketch, p. 124. Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.
Other Resources
- "The members of the executive committee for the district in their meeting at Galveston on Tuesday last presented to the democratic voters of the district Mr. M. Lasker as the democratic nominee for the place . . . , "The Senatorial Succession," 3/24/1895, p. 8, Galveston Daily News.
- Photos and description of the Morris Lasker residence. Island of Galveston, 2009.
- Obituary, "Morris Lasker Dead; Philanthropist Led Jews of the South in Fight for Life of Leo Frank," 2/29/1916. New York Times.
Photographs
- Photograph. M. Lasker, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
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