Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Sam Gates

Full Name: Sam Gates
Birth date: May 1, 1872
Death date: January 10, 1942

Terms of Service

House, 41st Legislature
1/8/1929 - 1/13/1931
Democrat
House, 40th Legislature
1/11/1927 - 1/8/1929
Democrat
House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat
House, 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/14/1913 - 1/12/1915
Democrat

(1) District 84 comprised of Wilson and Karnes counties; District 119 comprised of El Paso and Culberson counties, pp. 42, 44, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) District 84 represented by Sam Gates, p. 5. House Journal .
(3) District 119 represented by Sam Gates, p. 852. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

48th Legislature, R.S., HSR 94, 2/17/1943, pp. 439-440. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Sam Gates, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam Gates, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam Gates, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam Gates, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Sam Gates, death date 1/10/1942 in Karnes County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 .
Sam Gates, birth date 5/1/1872, death date 1/10/1942, burial in Ebenezer Cemetery, Cheapside, Gonzales County. Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/7/1929, p. 9. Houston Post-Dispatch .
Death notice, "Texas Trails," 1/13/1942, p. 8-B. "South Texas this week lost one of its most prominent ranchers with the death of Sam Gates of Runge, who was buried near his old home in Gonzales county . . . " San Antonio Light .