Charles Thornton Bass

Full Name: Charles Thornton Bass
Date of birth: January 1, 1867
Date of death: September 19, 1955

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	88	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	San Marcos / Hays	Comal, Hays
H	88	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	San Marcos / Hays	Comal, Hays
H	88	Feb 26, 1918 - Jan 14, 1919	35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	San Marcos / Hays	Comal, Hays

(1) Charles T. Bass, in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded Louis H. Scholl, resigned 10/16/1917. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent Legislature. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 88
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Marcos / Hays
Counties in district: Comal, Hays

House District 88
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Marcos / Hays
Counties in district: Comal, Hays

House District 88
Feb 26, 1918 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Marcos / Hays
Counties in district: Comal, Hays

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Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, R.S., HSR 424. " . . . served his state and nation as a delegate to the National Democratic Convention which nominated Woodrow Wilson in 1912, and again as delegate to the National Democratic Convention in San Francisco in 1920". Resolutions - Memorial.

Photographs

Photograph. C.T. Bass, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.T. Bass, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.T. Bass, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board

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 Appropriations Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Penitentiaries Public Lands and Buildings Representative Districts
36th R.S. - 1919 Appropriations Education Game and Fisheries (Chair) State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions University of Texas Medical Department, Investigate
35th R.S. - 1917 Agriculture Education Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Forestry Revenue and Taxation

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