Charles Graham Thomas

Full Name: Charles Graham Thomas
Date of birth: December 10, 1879
Date of death: February 14, 1937

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
H	46	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Lewisville / Denton	Speaker	Denton
H	46	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Lewisville / Denton		Denton
H	46	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Lewisville / Denton		Denton

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House District 46
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lewisville / Denton
Counties in district: Denton

House District 46
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lewisville / Denton
Counties in district: Denton

House District 46
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lewisville / Denton
Counties in district: Denton

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

45th Legislature, R.S., 2/15/1937, p. 462. Resolutions - Memorial.
45th Legislature, R.S., SR 31, 2/16/1937, p. 257. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

THOMAS, CHARLES GRAHAM (1879-1937). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Charles G. Thomas, Volume III, pp. 190-191. Born 12/10/1879 near Richardson in Dallas County. Elected to the Legislature in 1917 as representative from Denton County and re-elected twice; Speaker of the House in the 37th Legislature. History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas Northwest Edition, 1922.
47th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Charles Graham Thomas. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.

Other Resources

Obituary, 2/15/1937, p. 3. Denton Record-Chronicle.
Charles Graham Thomas, birth date 12/10/1879 in Richardson, Dallas County; death date 2/14/1937 in Van Alstyne, Grayson County; real estate business. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. Chas. G. Thomas, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Chas. G. Thomas, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.G. Thomas, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles Graham Thomas, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

37th R.S. - 1921 Site for State Park
36th R.S. - 1919 Appropriations (Chair) Banks and Banking Insurance Rules
35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations Banks and Banking Congressional Districts Federal Relations Juvenile Training School at Gatesville and the Girls' Training School at Gainesville Supreme Judicial Districts Women's Confederate Home, Investigate

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