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

• 49th Legislature, R.S., HSR 111, 2/20/1945, pp. 390-391. Resolutions - Memorial .
• 49th Legislature, R.S., HSR 218, 5/3/1945, pp. 1960-1961. Resolutions - Memorial .
• 49th Legislature, R.S., SR 32, 2/21/1945, p. 231. Resolutions - Memorial .
• 38th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, "On Members of the Senate," pp. 325-326. Senate Journal .

Photographs

• Photograph. Charles R. Floyd, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Chas. R. Floyd, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Chas. R. Floyd, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Chas. R. Floyd, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Chas. R. Floyd, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Chas. R. Floyd, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Charles R. Floyd, State Preservation Board

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.

Committee Information

• 49th R.S. - 1945
• Common Carriers  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Education  
• Insurance  
• Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
• 40th R.S. - 1927
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Educational Affairs  
• Enrolled Bills (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair) 
• Insurance  
• Nominations by Governor  
• State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• State Institutions and Departments  
• State Penitentiaries  
• 39th R.S. - 1925
• Educational Affairs  
• Enrolled Bills (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Insurance  
• Public Health  
• Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Highways and Motor Traffic as of 1/23/1925) (Chair) 
• State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• State Institutions and Departments  
• State Penitentiaries  
• 38th R.S. - 1923
• Congressional Districts (Vice Chair) 
• Educational Affairs  
• Finance  
• Insurance and Banking  
• Nominations by the Governor (Chair) 
• Public Buildings and Grounds  
• Public Health  
• Roads, Bridges, and Ferries (Vice Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• 37th R.S. - 1921
• Agricultural Affairs  
• Educational Affairs  
• Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) 
• Insurance and Banking  
• Nominations by the Governor (Chair) 
• Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) 
• Public Health  
• Public Printing  
• Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
• Senatorial Districts  
• 36th R.S. - 1919
• Agricultural Affairs  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Educational Affairs  
• Federal Relations  
• Governor's Nominations (Chair) 
• Internal Improvements  
• Military Affairs  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Public Health  
• Public Printing (Chair) 
• 35th R.S. - 1917
• Agricultural Affairs  
• Commerce and Manufactures  
• Educational Affairs  
• Public Buildings and Grounds  
• Public Debt, Claims and Accounts  
• Public Printing  
• Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
• Senatorial Districts  
• State Institutions and Departments  
• To have printed the record of the impeachment trial.