Arthur Howard King

Full Name: Arthur Howard King
Date of birth: September 9, 1868
Date of death: September 26, 1955

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	113	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Throckmorton / Throckmorton	Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton
H	113	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Throckmorton / Throckmorton	Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton
H	113	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Throckmorton / Throckmorton	Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton
H	113	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Throckmorton / Throckmorton	Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton
H	113	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Throckmorton / Throckmorton	Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton
H	102	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Throckmorton / Throckmorton	Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton
H	102	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Throckmorton / Throckmorton	Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton
H	102	Feb 26, 1918 - Jan 14, 1919	35th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Throckmorton / Throckmorton	Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton

(1) R.H. King. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) Arthur H. King, in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded Bruce W. Bryant, resigned after 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent sessions. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 113
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Throckmorton / Throckmorton
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton

House District 113
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Throckmorton / Throckmorton
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton

House District 113
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Throckmorton / Throckmorton
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton

House District 113
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Throckmorton / Throckmorton
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton

House District 113
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Throckmorton / Throckmorton
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton

House District 102
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Throckmorton / Throckmorton
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton

House District 102
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Throckmorton / Throckmorton
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton

House District 102
Feb 26, 1918 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Throckmorton / Throckmorton
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, R.S., HSR 126. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Ex-Legislator King Dies," 9/27/1955, p. 3-A. Abilene Reporter-News.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/30/1929, p. 20. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Military Service Notes

Spanish-American War and World War I. 55th Legislature, R.S., HSR 126. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Arthur Howard King, state legislator, death date 9/26/1955. Ancestry.com.
Arthur Howard King (1868-1955), burial in Throckmorton Cemetery, Throckmorton County. Includes biographical note, "served in the Texas State Legislature from Throckmorton County." Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. A.H. King, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.H. King, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.H. King, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.H. King, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.H. King, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.H. King, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.H. King, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.H. King, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

48th R.S. - 1943 Appropriations Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Livestock and Stock Raising (Chair) Penitentiaries School Districts
47th R.S. - 1941 Live Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries State Affairs State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
41st R.S. - 1929 Appropriations Constitutional Amendments Highways and Motor Traffic Penitentiaries (Chair) Prison Centralization Commission (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Buildings State Affairs
40th R.S. - 1927 Judicial Districts (Chair) Lobbying Activities, Investigation Penitentiaries Public Lands and Buildings State Affairs
39th R.S. - 1925 Appropriations Live Stock and Stock Raising Penitentiaries (Chair) Penitentiary Investigating Committee State Affairs Voting Irregularities, Investigate
37th R.S. - 1921 Appropriations Constitutional Amendments Labor Oil, Gas and Mining State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions (Chair)
36th R.S. - 1919 Appropriations Oil, Gas, and Mining Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Vice Chair) Stock and Stock Raising
35th R.S. - 1917 Education Insurance Judiciary (Chair) Private Corporations Reforms in Civil Procedure Rules

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