Herbert Spencer Bonham

Full Name: Herbert Spencer Bonham
Date of birth: December 10, 1882
Date of death: September 16, 1938

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	70	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Beeville / Bee	Aransas, Bee, Refugio, San Patricio
H	70	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Beeville / Bee	Aransas, Bee, Refugio, San Patricio
H	70	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Beeville / Bee	Aransas, Bee, Refugio, San Patricio
H	75	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Beeville / Bee	Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio
H	75	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Beeville / Bee	Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio

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House District 70
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beeville / Bee
Counties in district: Aransas, Bee, Refugio, San Patricio

House District 70
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beeville / Bee
Counties in district: Aransas, Bee, Refugio, San Patricio

House District 70
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beeville / Bee
Counties in district: Aransas, Bee, Refugio, San Patricio

House District 75
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beeville / Bee
Counties in district: Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio

House District 75
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beeville / Bee
Counties in district: Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio

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Biographical Sketches

Memorial, February 1939, p. 57. Texas Bar Journal.

Photographs

Photograph. H.S. Bonham, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.S. Bonham, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.S. Bonham, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.S. Bonham, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). 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.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

40th R.S. - 1927 Common Carriers Judiciary Oil, Gas and Mining Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
39th R.S. - 1925 Common Carriers Counties Judiciary Public Lands and Buildings Purchase Stephen F. Austin Portrait
38th R.S. - 1923 Appropriations Contracts for Textbooks Judicial Districts (Chair) Judiciary Land Purchases of the University of Texas, Investigate Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
37th R.S. - 1921 Claims and Accounts Common Carriers Graft Charges, Investigation of Labor (Chair) Oil, Gas and Mining Stock and Stock Raising
36th R.S. - 1919 Commerce and Manufactures Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Game and Fisheries Insurance Labor

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