Hiram Morgan Garwood

Full Name: Hiram Morgan Garwood
Date of birth: January 11, 1864
Date of death: May 15, 1930

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	13	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Bastrop / Bastrop		Bastrop, Fayette, Lee
H	74	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Bastrop / Bastrop		Bastrop

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) 22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following senators had the oath of office administered them by the president pro tem of the senate." Senate Journal.
(4) "Thoroughly indoctrinated in the principles of the Democratic party," p. 129. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
(5) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Senate District 13
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bastrop / Bastrop
Counties in district: Bastrop, Fayette, Lee

House District 74
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bastrop / Bastrop
Counties in district: Bastrop

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Resolutions and Journal entries

42nd Legislature, R.S., Simple Resolution 40, 2/10/1931, pp. 212-214. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

GARWOOD, HIRAM MORGAN (1864-1930). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch and portrait, H.M. Garwood, pp. 718-719. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, 1890.
Biographical sketch, Judge H. M. Garwood, Volume 1, p. 246. The New Encyclopedia of Texas, 1926.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Hiram M. Garwood, p. 129. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Hiram M. Garwood, pp. 196-198. Born 1/11/1864 in Bastrop, married Hattie Page 8/9/1890. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Portrait and biographical sketch, p. 262. Texans and Their State: A Newspaper Reference Work, 1918.
Biographical sketch, Hiram Morgan Garwood, Volume V, p. 49. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Hiram M. Garwood, pp. 76-77. Types of Successful Men of Texas, 1890.

Other Resources

Obituary, "H.M. Garwood, Noted Texas Judge, Dies at Houston: Famed Barrister Once Bastrop Resident and Legislator," 5/17/1930, p. 1. "Passing of Hiram M. Garwood," 5/17/1930, p. 4. Austin American.
Hiram Morgan Garwood, birth date 1/11/1864 in Bastrop, death date 5/15/1930 in Houston, Harris County, attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Hiram Morgan Garwood (1864-1930), burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in BAKER BOTTS. Handbook of Texas Online.
Mentioned in GARWOOD, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online.
Obituary and photo, "Funeral Services for Judge H.M. Garwood to Be Held Saturday," and tribute, "Our City," "Senator Connally Praises Garwood, 5/16/1930, pp. 1, 2. Houston Chronicle.
Memorial, October 1930, pp. 230-253. Texas Law Review Proceedings of the . . . Annual Meeting of the Texas Bar Association.

Photographs

Photograph. H.M. Garwood, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

22nd R.S. - 1891 Apportionment and Representation Education General Land Office Internal Improvements International and Great Northern Railroad, Investigate the Receivership Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) Public Health Retrenchment and Reform State Affairs State Asylums
20th R.S. - 1887 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs Enrolled Bills Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 2 New Capitol, Furnishing State University at Austin

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