Lee Miller Kenyon

Full Name: Lee Miller Kenyon
Date of birth: June 7, 1890
Date of death: February 2, 1950

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	17	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Chambers, Galveston
H	18	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
H	18	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
H	18	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston

Terms of Service top

House District 17
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Chambers, Galveston

House District 18
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 18
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 18
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

51st Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 10, 2/7/1950, pp. 42-43. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/7/1929, p. 9. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Memorial, May 1950, p. 222. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Sergeant, World War I. Lee Miller Kenyon, birth date 6/7/1890 in Blount, South Dakota, residence in Vega, Oldham County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
Sergeant, Camp Headquarters Detachment, World War I. Military grave marker, Lee Miller Kenyon, birth date 6/7/1890, death date 2/2/1950, burial in Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery and Mausoleum, Pflugerville, Travis County, with spouse Zella May Kenyon. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Lee Miller Kenyon, birth date 6/7/1890 in Blunt, South Dakota; death date 2/2/1950 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; lawyer; served in World War I. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Obituary, "Lee M. Kenyon Rites in Austin," 2/4/1950, p. 5. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. L.M. Kenyon, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.M. Kenyon, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.M. Kenyon, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.M. Kenyon, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

45th R.S. - 1937 Claims and Accounts Criminal Jurisprudence Highways and Motor Traffic Live Stock and Stock Raising
41st R.S. - 1929 Common Carriers Conservation and Reclamation Criminal Jurisprudence Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance
40th R.S. - 1927 Banks and Banking Criminal Jurisprudence Labor Lobbying Activities, Investigation State Affairs
39th R.S. - 1925 Commerce and Manufacturing Military Affairs Municipal and Private Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair) Revenue and Taxation

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