Charles Salter Gainer

Full Name: Charles Salter Gainer
Date of birth: December 1, 1870
Date of death: January 13, 1955

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	14	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 3, 1933	42nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 41st ⁽³⁾ 42nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)	Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Lee, Robertson, Washington
H	22	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos		Brazos, Grimes

(1) 42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 9/21/1932. Senate Journal.
(2) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 14
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 3, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 41st ⁽³⁾ 42nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
(42nd)
(42nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Lee, Robertson, Washington

House District 22
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos, Grimes

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Resolutions and Journal entries

54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 34. Resolutions - Memorial.
54th Legislature, R.S., SR 25. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and portrait, Judge Charles S. Gainer, p. 17, "Bryan: Men and Firms of Prominence, Who Make the Business and Social Life of a Lively City: Some Biographical and Business Sketches," The Pilot-Eagle, a combined trade edition of The Brazos Pilot and Bryan Eagle, 9/12/1895. Bryan Eagle.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/26/1929, sec. 2, p. 2. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Memorial, March 1955, p. 140. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Chas. S. Gainer, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles S. Gainer, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.S. Gainer, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Agricultural Affairs (Vice Chair) Congressional Districts Contingent Expense (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) Finance Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Nominations By Governor Public Debt Public Lands and Land Office Representative Districts Senatorial Districts State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair) Tax Survey Committee (Vice Chair)
41st R.S. - 1929 Agricultural Affairs (Vice Chair) Contingent Expenses (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Finance Judicial Districts Military Affairs Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Nominations By Governor Privileges and Elections Public Debts Public Lands and Land Office State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments Towns and City Corporations
34th R.S. - 1915 Appropriations Commerce and Manufactures Congressional Districts Education Internal Improvements (Vice Chair)

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