I.D. Fairchild

Full Name: I. D. Fairchild
Date of birth: December 31, 1875
Date of death: May 1, 1928

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	3	Jan 13, 1925 - May 1, 1928	39th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 40th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina		Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler
S	13	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 13, 1925	38th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 37th ⁽⁶⁾ 38th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina	Senate President Pro Tempore (38th)	Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity
H	10	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina		Angelina, San Augustine
H	10	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina		Angelina, San Augustine
H	10	Apr 30, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina		Angelina, San Augustine

(1) 40th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(2) 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.
(3) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 38th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators/Absent, 1/9/1923, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(5) 38th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 6/14/1923, 3rd C.S. Senate Journal.
(6) 37th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 2nd, 1920, oath of office administered, 1/11/1921, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal.
(7) I.D. Fairchild, sworn 4/30/1915, succeeded Benjamin A. Calhoun, died 3/24/1915. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(8) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 35th-40th Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.

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Senate District 3
Jan 13, 1925 - May 1, 1928
Legislatures: 39th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 40th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler

Senate District 13
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 37th ⁽⁶⁾ 38th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (38th)
(38th)
(38th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity

House District 10
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Angelina, San Augustine

House District 10
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Angelina, San Augustine

House District 10
Apr 30, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Angelina, San Augustine

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

41st Legislature, R.S. - Memorial address for Senator I.W. Fairchild delivered by T.J. Holbrook, pp. 573-576. Senate Journal.
41st Legislature, R.S. - Memorial resolution SR 65, 2/12/1929, p. 648. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, Senator I.D. Fairchild, "Flag at Half-Mast," 5/1/1928, pp. 1-2. "Fairchild Burial Held at Lufkin," 5/5/1928, p. 3. Born 12/31/1875 near Burke, Angelina County. Dallas Morning News.

Other Resources

I.D. Fairchild, birth date 12/31/1875 in Burke, Texas, death date 5/1/1928 in Dallas, occupation: Senator. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
I.D. Fairchild, birth date 12/31/1875, death date 5/1/1928, burial in Ryan Chapel Cemetery, Diboll, Angelina County. Includes portrait, reprint of funeral notice from the Dallas Morning News, 5/5/1928. Find a Grave.
Husband of FAIRCHILD, MARGUERITE GIBSON SHEARER (1885-1974). Handbook of Texas Online.
Mentioned in I.D. FAIRCHILD STATE FOREST. Handbook of Texas Online.

Photographs

Photograph. I.D. Fairchild, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. I.D. Fairchild, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. I.D. Fairchild, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. I.D. Fairchild, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. I.D. Fairchild, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. I.D. Fairchilds, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

37th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
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.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

40th R.S. - 1927 Banking Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Commerce and Manufactures Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Finance Indian Committee Labor Public Printing State Institutions and Departments (Vice Chair) State Penitentiaries (Chair)
39th R.S. - 1925 Banking Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Commerce and Manufactures Criminal Jurisprudence Labor Nominations by Governor Public Health Public Printing State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries (Chair)
38th R.S. - 1923 Agricultural Affairs Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair) Educational Affairs Finance Insurance and Banking Internal Improvements (Chair) Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Labor Military Affairs (Vice Chair) Nominations by the Governor Penitentiary Relocating and Investigating Committee, Joint State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries State Railroad, Joint Committee to Visit Tax Investigation
37th R.S. - 1921 Commerce and Manufactures Congressional Districts (Vice Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Finance Insurance and Banking Labor Public Debts, Claims and Accounts (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Representative Districts (Chair) Senatorial Districts (Vice Chair) Site for State Park (Chair) State Institutions and Departments Texas State Railroad Investigation
36th R.S. - 1919 Banks and Banking Common Carriers Game and Fisheries Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
35th R.S. - 1917 Banks and Banking (Chair) Central Investigating Committee Congressional Districts Insurance Penitentiary Claims Auditing Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs State Asylums

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