Sidney Smith Baker

Full Name: Sidney Smith Baker
Date of birth: May 1854
Date of death: November 10, 1925

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	7	Jan 13, 1925 - Nov 10, 1925	39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Carthage / Panola	Panola
H	5	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Carthage / Panola	Panola
H	14	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Carthage / Panola	Panola
H	14	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Carthage / Panola	Panola

(1) Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6 - district 5 comprised of Harrision County; district 7 comprised of Panola County, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 7, S.S. Baker. House Journal.
(3) District 7, Sidney S. Baker. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) 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.
(5) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.

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House District 7
Jan 13, 1925 - Nov 10, 1925
Legislatures: 39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Carthage / Panola
Counties in district: Panola

House District 5
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Carthage / Panola
Counties in district: Panola

House District 14
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Carthage / Panola
Counties in district: Panola

House District 14
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Carthage / Panola
Counties in district: Panola

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

39th Legislature, 1st C.S., 9/13/1926, p. 12. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

"Hon S.S. Baker Submits Platform", publication and date unknown. Ancestry.com.
Image of invitation to Governor Miriam Ferguson's Inaugural Ball held 1/20/1925 at the State Capitol. Ancestry.com.
Portrait, marked "age 55" on back. Ancestry.com.
Obituary and photo, "S.S. Baker, Carthage Member of Legislature, Dies at New Orleans," 11/11/1925, p. 2. Austin American.
S.S. Baker (1854-1925), portrait, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Carthage, Panola County. Find a Grave.
Sidney Smith Baker, Democrat, merchant from Carthage, 5th district, born in Alabama; succeeded by S. Bert Wallace in 1926, 7th district. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
Obituary, "Funeral of S.S. Baker Held Nov. 12," The Panola Watchman, 11/18/1925, p. 1, crediting the Sammy Brown Library. Sidney Smith Baker, born in Phoenix City, Rusk County, Alabama; died 11/10/1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana, at age 71; served in the Legislature in the 31st-33rd and 39th sessions. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
39th Legislature (1925) - Sidney Smith Baker, postoffice Carthage, nativity Alabama, age 70, merchant, member of former legislatures: 31st, 32nd, 33rd. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. S.S. Baker, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.S. Baker, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.S. Baker, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.S. Baker, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

39th R.S. - 1925 Common Carriers Game and Fisheries Oil, Gas and Mining (Chair) Penitentiaries
33rd R.S. - 1913 Liquor Traffic (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Revenue and Taxation State Asylums (Chair)
32nd R.S. - 1911 Roads, Bridges and Ferries Supreme Judicial Districts
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Claims and Accounts Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries
31st R.S. - 1909 Claims and Accounts Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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