Helen Moore
Full Name: Helen MooreOther surnames: Edmunds
Date of birth: January 3, 1881
Date of death: September 20, 1968
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 17 | Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 | 44th | Democrat | Texas City / Galveston | Chambers, Galveston | |
| H | 17 | Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 | 42nd | Democrat | Texas City / Galveston | Chambers, Galveston | |
| H | 17 | Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 | 41st | Democrat | Texas City / Galveston | Chambers, Galveston |
Terms of Service top
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House District 17
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 Legislatures: 44th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Texas City / Galveston Counties in district: Chambers, Galveston |
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House District 17
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 Legislatures: 42nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Texas City / Galveston Counties in district: Chambers, Galveston |
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House District 17
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 Legislatures: 41st Party: Democrat Home City/County: Texas City / Galveston Counties in district: Chambers, Galveston |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesBiographical Sketches
- Photo and biographical sketch, Helen Edmunds Moore, pp. 89-91. Laura Burleson Negley and Helen Moore were first two women to serve in the Texas Legislature at the same time. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
- MOORE, HELEN EDMUNDS (1881-1968). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/1/1929, p. 4. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Photographs
- Photograph. Mrs. Helen Moore, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Mrs. Helen Moore, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Mrs. Helen Moore, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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44th R.S. - 1935
Appropriations Penitentiaries Public Health State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions (Chair) State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions Subcommittee on State Institutions for Insane, Special (Chair) | ||
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42nd R.S. - 1931
Appropriations Education Public Health State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions (Chair) | ||
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41st R.S. - 1929
Education Inspect Insane Hospitals (Chair) Meridian College Public Health State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions (Vice Chair) |
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