Homer A. Dotson

Full Name: Homer A. Dotson
Date of birth: August 27, 1874
Date of death: October 16, 1918

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	17	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches		Nacogdoches
H	17	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches		Nacogdoches

(1) 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.
(2) CUSHING, TEXAS. "Cushing, on State Highway 204 and Farm Road 225, eighteen miles northwest of Nacogdoches in extreme northwestern Nacogdoches County, was founded in 1902 . . . " Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) Cushing. House Journal.
(4) Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Cushing. Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide.
(6) Nacogdoches. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 17
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
Counties in district: Nacogdoches

House District 17
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
Counties in district: Nacogdoches

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Homer A. Dotson Died This Morning," 10/16/1918, p. 1. Courtesy East Texas Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University. "Previous to his removal to Mt. Enterprise, Mr. Dotson was a citizen of Nacogdoches, and served this county in the state legislature with ability and distinction." Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches, Texas).

Other Resources

Homer A. Dotson, birth date 8/27/1874 in Attala, Mississippi; marriage to Lizzie Wells, 1903, in Nacogdoches County; death date 10/16/1918 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965; Dooley Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
Census of 1900 - H.A. Dotson, Waco, McLennan County, age 25, born August 1874 in Mississippi, at school, son of F.A. and C.A. Dotson.
Census of 1910 - Homer A. Dotson, Justice Precinct 1, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, age 37, born circa 1873 in Mississippi, lawyer, spouse Lizzie. FamilySearch. 1900 1910
Homer A. Dotson, birth date 8/27/1874, death date 10/16/1918, burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. Find a Grave.
32nd Legislature (1911) - Homer A. Dotson, postoffice Nacogdoches, nativity Mississippi, age 36 (born circa 1875), lawyer, 31 years in Texas, member of former legislatures: 31st, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. H.A. Dotson, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Homer A. Dotson, 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.

Committee Information top

32nd R.S. - 1911 Civil and Criminal Procedure Common Carriers Enrolled Bills (Chair) Game and Fisheries Judiciary Private Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Senatorial Districts (Chair)
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Criminal Jurisprudence Penitentiaries Private Corporations Public Buildings and Grounds Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure
31st R.S. - 1909 Private Corporations Public Buildings and Grounds Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure

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