Samuel Bertram Wallace
Full Name: Samuel Bertram "Bert" WallaceDate of birth: April 3, 1876
Date of death: June 13, 1944
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 7 | Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 | 40th (1) (2) | Democrat | Carthage / Panola | Panola | |
| H | 7 | Sep 13, 1926 - Jan 11, 1927 | 39th (3) (4) | Democrat | Carthage / Panola | Panola |
(1) District No. 7 - S. Bert Wallace, Keachie, La., R.F.D. House Journal.
(2) Home post office - Carthage; home county - Panola. Texas Legislative Manual.
(3) S. Bert Wallace, in special election 1/2/1926, sworn 9/13/1926, succeeded Sidney S. Baker, died 11/10/1925. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Assumed Democrat based on listing as a Democrat in the 40th Legislature. Texas Legislative Manual.
Terms of Service top
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House District 7
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 Legislatures: 40th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Carthage / Panola Counties in district: Panola |
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House District 7
Sep 13, 1926 - Jan 11, 1927 Legislatures: 39th (3) (4) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Carthage / Panola Counties in district: Panola |
(1) District No. 7 - S. Bert Wallace, Keachie, La., R.F.D. House Journal.
(2) Home post office - Carthage; home county - Panola. Texas Legislative Manual.
(3) S. Bert Wallace, in special election 1/2/1926, sworn 9/13/1926, succeeded Sidney S. Baker, died 11/10/1925. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Assumed Democrat based on listing as a Democrat in the 40th Legislature. Texas Legislative Manual.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 49th Legislature, R.S., HSR 31, 1/17/1945, p. 73. Resolutions - Memorial.
Other Resources
- Samuel B. Wallace, birth date 4/3/1876 in Texas; death date 6/13/1944 in Keatchie, Panola County; farmer and stockman. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- S. Bert Wallace, birth date 4/3/1876, death date 6/13/1944, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Carthage, Panola County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, Samuel Bertram Wallace, "Funeral Rites Conducted for Mr. Wallace," The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Texas), 6/29/1944, p. 1, crediting Sammy Brown Library. Born 4/3/1876 in Panola County. "He was chosen to succeed the late Sid Baker to fill out an unexpired term in the House of Representatives in Austin, and then elected for a second term." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- 40th Legislature (1927) - S. Bert Wallace, postoffice Carthage, nativity Texas, age 50, farmer, member of former legislatures: 1st Called Ses. 39th. Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. S.B. Wallace, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 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
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40th R.S. - 1927
Game and Fisheries Highways and Motor Traffic Oil, Gas and Mining Revenue and Taxation | ||
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39th R.S. - 1925
Common Carriers Game and Fisheries Oil, Gas and Mining Penitentiaries |
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