Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Harvey Oscar Jones

Full Name: Harvey Oscar Jones
Birth date: November 27, 1873
Death date: March 8, 1947

Terms of Service

House, 44th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/8/1935 - 7/14/1935
Democrat
House, 43rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/10/1933 - 1/8/1935
Democrat

(1) Retired merchant, land owner. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal .
(2) Horace B. Sessions, in special election 8/24/1935, sworn and temporarily seated 9/16/1935, pending resolution of election contest and finally seated 10/4/1935, succeeded Harvey O. Jones, resigned 7/14/1935. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 142, 3/20/1947, pp. 976-977. Birth date 11/7/1873. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. H.O. Jones, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Harvey O. Jones, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Census of 1930 - Harvey O. Jones, Winters, Runnels County, age 56, born in Texas, retired merchant. FamilySearch .
H.O. Jones, birth date 11/27/1873 in Lamar County; death date 3/8/1947 in Winters, Runnels County; postmaster, Winters, Texas office. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Harvey Oscar Jones, birth date 11/27/1873; permanent home address in Winters, Runnels County; merchant; draft registration 9/12/1918 in Runnels County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
Harvey O. Jones (1873-1947), burial in Fairview Cemetery, Winters, Runnels County, with spouse Etta Jones. Includes reprint of obituary in the Paris News, 3/9/1947. Find a Grave .
Obituary (Associated Press), 3/8/1947, source unknown. Legislative Reference Library Card File .
Harvey O. Jones, age 59 in 1933, born in Texas, retired merchant. Legislative Reference Library Card File .
Obituary and photo, "Funeral Set at Winters Today for Postmaster," The Abilene Reporter-News, 3/9/1947, p. 18, crediting Abilene Public Library. Harvey Oscar Jones, born 11/27/1873 near the township of Maxey in Lamar County; married Etta Bannister 12/22/1900 at Cooper. "In that same year Jones was elected representative for the 92d district—Runnels, Coke, and Concho counties. He served in the 42d and 43d sessions of the legislature. As a legislator the Winters man led an attempt to creat [sic] a volunteer fireman's pension system in Texas which was approved by both houses but allowed to die when Gov. James V Allred refused to sign the bill. He also was one of the leading figures in the legislative effort that created the Lower Colorado River Authority. He took special interest in the state prison system. In 1935, during his second term as representative Mr. Jones resigned to become postmaster here and held that position until his death." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .