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Charles Richard Floyd

Charles R. Floyd
Full Name: Charles Richard Floyd
Birth date: April 25, 1881
Death date: February 17, 1945

Terms of Service

  • House, 49th (1) Legislature
    1/9/1945 - 2/17/1945
    Democrat
  • Senate, 40th (8) & 39th (2) (7) Legislatures
    1/13/1925 - 1/8/1929
    Democrat
  • Senate, 38th (4) & 37th (3) Legislatures
    1/11/1921 - 1/13/1925
    Democrat
    Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 3/12/1921, Regular Session.
  • Senate, 36th (6) & 35th (5) Legislatures
    1/9/1917 - 1/11/1921
    Democrat
(1) Eugene Harrell, sworn 3/22/1945, succeeded Charles R. Floyd, died 2/17/1945. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 37th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 2nd, 1920, oath of office administered, 1/11/1921, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal .
(4) 38th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1923, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(5) 35th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 7, 1916, oath of office administered, 1/9/1917, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal .
(6) 36th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/14/1919, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(7) 39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(8) 40th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Photographs

Other Resources

  • Obituary, 2/18/1945. Dallas Morning News .
  • Mentioned in ANNONA, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online .
  • Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," The Houston Post, 3/22/1917, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • Biographical sketch, Charles Richard Floyd, Volume V, p. 40. Born 4/25/1881 in Red River County, Texas; first elected to the State Senate in 1916. Texas Under Many Flags 1930.

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