Henry Phillip Davis

Full Name: Henry Phillip Davis
Date of birth: November 24, 1861
Date of death: October 25, 1930

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	29	Jan 14, 1919 - Oct 1, 1919	36th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Wills Point / Van Zandt		Van Zandt
H	29	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Canton / Van Zandt		Van Zandt

(1) Tomas G. Pollard, in special election 11/4/1919, sworn 5/20/1920, succeeded H.P. Davis, resigned 10/1/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Personnel of the New Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, 12/17/1916, p. 23, lists H.P. Davis, Wills Point, Van Zandt County. Galveston Daily News.
(3) H.P. Davis of Canton, residence in Van Zandt County, pp. 2, 5. House Journal.
(4) Canton, Van Zandt County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Wills Point. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 29
Jan 14, 1919 - Oct 1, 1919
Legislatures: 36th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wills Point / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Van Zandt

House District 29
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Canton / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Van Zandt

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo, Elder Henry Phillip Davis, transcribed from The Southland, Vol. XII. No 1. "Pastor of Baptist Church, Wills Point, Texas." Van Zandt County, TXGenWeb Project.

Other Resources

Obituary, Rev. H.P. Davis, 10/31/1930. Henry Phillip Davis, birth date 11/24/1861, near Thornton, Limestone County; served in the 35th-36th Legislatures; marriage to Mary Jane Cook, 8/29/1886; death date Saturday, 10/25/1930, in Austin. Canton Herald.
Henry Phillip Davis, birth date 11/24/1861 in Limestone County; death date 10/25/1930 in Austin, Travis County; employee, State Highway Dept.; burial in Wills Point. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
"Governor causes much excitement . . . Directs personal remark at state senator, which causes uproar . . . He wants an investigation . . . The resolution introduced asks for thorough probing of activities of James E. Ferguson," 3/4/1917, pp. 1, 6, 12. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. H.P. Davis, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.P. Davis, 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.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Constitutional Amendments Education Labor Liquor Traffic (Vice Chair) State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
35th R.S. - 1917 Commerce and Manufactures Liquor Traffic (Vice Chair) Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands and Land Office Senatorial Districts
3rd R.S. - 1849 Judicial Districts, Select

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