Sarah Tilghman Hughes

Full Name: Sarah Tilghman Hughes
Date of birth: August 2, 1896
Date of death: April 23, 1985

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	50-3	Jan 8, 1935 - Feb 11, 1935	44th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	50-3	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	50-3	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas

(1) Sam C. Hanna, in special election 3/16/1935, sworn 3/19/1935, succeeded Mrs. Sarah T. Hughes, resigned effective 2/11/1935. Clarence T. Jones, appointed 3/18/1935, succeeded Sam C. Hanna as Assistant Reading Clerk. Hanna and Jones sworn 3/19/1935. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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House District 50-3
Jan 8, 1935 - Feb 11, 1935
Legislatures: 44th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 50-3
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 50-3
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

69th Legislature, R.S., HCR 183. Resolutions - Memorial.
69th Legislature, R.S., SR 343. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Photo and biographical sketch, Sarah Tilghman Hughes, pp. 96-100. When elected in 1930 at age 34, the youngest woman elected to the legislature at that time. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
HUGHES, SARAH TILGHMAN (1896-1985). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biography in LRL collection, 923.2764 H874P 2004. Indomitable Sarah: The Life of Judge Sarah T. Hughes, 2004.
Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
Memorial, November 1985, p. 1281. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Discussion of Westerfeld's opposition to Sarah T. Hughes' judicial appointment, Westerfeld congressional race in 1936, pp. 77-83, 87, 92-93. LRL collection, 923.2764 H874P 2004. Indomitable Sarah: The Life of Judge Sarah T. Hughes, 2004.

Photographs

Photograph. Sarah T. Hughes, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sarah T. Hughes, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sarah T. Hughes, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd 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

44th R.S. - 1935 Constitutional Amendments Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections Public Lands and Buildings State Affairs State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
43rd R.S. - 1933 Federal Relations Judiciary Labor Public Lands and Buildings
42nd R.S. - 1931 Education Judiciary Labor State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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