Joseph M. Moore

Full Name: Joseph M. "Joe" Moore
Date of birth: September 30, 1888
Date of death: June 27, 1952

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	10	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 42nd ⁽³⁾ 43rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt	Senate President Pro Tempore (43rd)	Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
S	10	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 13, 1931	41st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 40th ⁽⁷⁾ 41st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt	Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)	Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
S	10	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt		Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
H	40	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th ⁽¹⁰⁾	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt		Hunt
H	39	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt		Hunt

(1) 43rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 9/25/1934. Senate Journal.
(2) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1. Senate Media.
(3) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 41st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 5th C.S., elected 3/20/1930. Senate Journal.
(5) "Fifteen State Senators Must Seek Re-Election in Summer", 1/3/1930, p. 2. Big Spring Daily Herald.
(6) 41st Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(7) 40th Legislature - Certificate of New Senators and Roll Call of New Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(8) 39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(9) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(10) "Joe M. Moore, editor of the Greenville Herald, also had a warm race in Hunt county for local representative, but won it by a big majority," 8/3/1922, p. 2. Bryan Eagle.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 10
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 42nd ⁽³⁾ 43rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)
(41st)
(41st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall

Senate District 10
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 40th ⁽⁷⁾ 41st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)
(41st)
(41st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall

Senate District 10
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Collin, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall

House District 40
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th ⁽¹⁰⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt

House District 39
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/2/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Moore, Joseph M. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Joe M. Moore, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe M. Moore, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe M. Moore, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe M. Moore, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe M. Moore, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe M. Moore, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe M. Moore, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

39th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
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.
43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Enrolled Bills Finance Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate Insurance (Chair) Nominations of the Governor Public Health Public Land and Land Office State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate
42nd R.S. - 1931 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Enrolled Bills Finance Insurance Irregularities in State Dept. Finance Matters, Investigate Nominations By Governor Public Debt Public Health Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs (Chair)
41st R.S. - 1929 Commerce and Manufacture (Vice Chair) Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) General Land Office Investigation Insurance (Chair) Internal Improvements Meridian College Military Affairs Nominations By Governor Public Debts Public Health Public Lands and Land Office Representative Districts State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic
40th R.S. - 1927 Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair) Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Amendments, Investigate Status of Educational Affairs Engrossed Bills Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance (Chair) Internal Improvements Military Affairs Nominations by Governor Public Debts Public Health Public Land and Land Office Representative Districts
39th R.S. - 1925 Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair) Congressional Districts Internal Improvements Military Affairs Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Debts Public Land and Land Office Representative Districts Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Highways and Motor Traffic as of 1/23/1925) Senatorial Districts (Vice Chair)
38th R.S. - 1923 Appropriations Commerce and Manufactures Conservation and Reclamation Contingent Expenses (Chair) Insurance Land Purchases of the University of Texas, Investigate (Chair) State Affairs
37th R.S. - 1921 Appropriations Conservation and Reclamation Contingent Expenses State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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