Texas Legislators: Past & Present

George Butler Terrell

Full Name: George Butler Terrell
Birth date: December 5, 1862
Death date: April 18, 1947

Terms of Service

House, 42nd Legislature
1/13/1931 - 1/10/1933
Democrat
House, 36th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/14/1919 - 10/2/1920
Democrat
House, 35th Legislature
1/9/1917 - 1/14/1919
Democrat
House, 32nd Legislature
1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
Democrat
House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat
House, 30th Legislature
1/8/1907 - 1/12/1909
Democrat
House, 27th Legislature
1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
Democrat
House, 26th Legislature
1/10/1899 - 1/8/1901
Democrat

(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) Terrell resigned 10/2/1920. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 202, 4/23/1947, pp. 1877-1878. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. B. Terrell, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

TERRELL, George Butler (1862-1947). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress .
Obituary, 4/18/1947. Del Rio News Herald .
"Terrell, That Magical Political Name on Texas Democratic Ballots . . . ," 6/28/1934, p. 8. Relatives: George B. Terrell and H.B. Terrell - brothers; George B. Terrell - father, J. Turney Terrell - son; H.B. Terrell - uncle, J. Turney Terrell - nephew. El Paso Herald Post .
TERRELL, GEORGE BUTLER (1862-1947). Elected Texas Commissioner of Agriculture in 1920 and held office 1921-1931. Relatives: George Butler Terrell and Henry Berryman Terrell, brothers; George Butler Terrell, father and J. Turney Terrell, son. Handbook of Texas Online .
Mentioned in "Under the Dome at Austin," 4/25/1947. Mexia Daily News .
Brief vignettes on members of the 30th Legislature, "Kodaks by the Chaplain," The Houston Post, 5/12/1907, p. 6, col. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Family group sheet, Terrill/Terrill/Tyrrell Lines. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service .
Biographical sketch, George B. Terrell, pp. 176-178. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.