Jesse Richard Smith

Full Name: Jesse Richard Smith
Other surnames: Jessie
Date of birth: May 2, 1872
Date of death: November 29, 1954

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	24	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 8, 1929	39th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 40th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Breckenridge / Stephens		Callahan, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton

(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) Jessie R. Smith. Texas Legislative Manual.

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Senate District 24
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 39th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 40th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Breckenridge / Stephens
Counties in district: Callahan, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton

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Other Resources

Obituary, "Ex-State Senator, Jesse Smith, Dies," 11/30/1954, p. 6-A. Jesse R. Smith, birth date 5/2/1872, death date 11/29/1954. State senator 1925-1929. Married to Mrs. Irene Smith 1/4/1943 in the State Senate chamber in Austin. Abilene Reporter-News.
Jesse Richard Smith, birth date 5/2/1872 in Tennessee; death date 11/29/1954 in Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas; rancher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Jesse R. Smith, obituary, birth date 5/2/1872, death date 11/29/1954, burial in Breckenridge Cemetery, Breckenridge, Stephens County. Find a Grave.
Smith, Jesse R. - of Breckenridge, Stephens County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944. Political Graveyard: a Database of Historic Cemeteries.
40th Legislature (1927) - Jesse R. Smith, postoffice Breckenridge, Stevens [sic] County, nativity Tennessee, age 52 (born circa 1875), farmer, banker, Democrat, member of former legislatures: 39th Senate. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. Jesse R. Smith, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jesse R. Smith, 39th 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.

Committee Information top

40th R.S. - 1927 Congressional Districts Counties and County Boundaries Highways and Motor Traffic Internal Improvements (Vice Chair) Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) Public Health Public Printing State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries
39th R.S. - 1925 Civil Jurisprudence Congressional Districts Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Internal Improvements (Vice Chair) Penitentiary Investigating Committee Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Highways and Motor Traffic as of 1/23/1925) State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries

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