Sam Gates

Full Name: Sam Gates
Date of birth: May 1, 1872
Date of death: January 10, 1942

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	79	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Runge / Karnes	Karnes, Wilson
H	79	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Runge / Karnes	Karnes, Wilson
H	84	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Runge / Karnes	Karnes, Wilson
H	84	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Runge / Karnes	Karnes, Wilson

(1) District 84 comprised of Wilson and Karnes counties; District 119 comprised of El Paso and Culberson counties, pp. 42, 44, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 84 represented by Sam Gates, p. 5. House Journal.
(3) District 119 represented by Sam Gates, p. 852. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 79
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Runge / Karnes
Counties in district: Karnes, Wilson

House District 79
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Runge / Karnes
Counties in district: Karnes, Wilson

House District 84
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Runge / Karnes
Counties in district: Karnes, Wilson

House District 84
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Runge / Karnes
Counties in district: Karnes, Wilson

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

48th Legislature, R.S., HSR 94, 2/17/1943, pp. 439-440. 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.

Other Resources

Sam Gates, death date 1/10/1942 in Karnes County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1903-2000.
Sam Gates, birth date 5/1/1872, death date 1/10/1942, burial in Ebenezer Cemetery, Cheapside, Gonzales County. Find a Grave.
Death notice, "Texas Trails," 1/13/1942, p. 8-B. "South Texas this week lost one of its most prominent ranchers with the death of Sam Gates of Runge, who was buried near his old home in Gonzales county . . . " San Antonio Light.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Sam Gates, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam Gates, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam Gates, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam Gates, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). 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.

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929 Constitutional Amendments Liquor Traffic Live Stock and Stock Raising State Affairs State Treasury, Investigate
40th R.S. - 1927 Liquor Traffic Live Stock and Stock Raising Lobbying Activities, Investigation State Affairs State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
34th R.S. - 1915 Commerce and Manufactures Game and Fisheries Municipal Corporations State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising
33rd R.S. - 1913 Internal Improvements Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Public Debt (Vice Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)

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