Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Charles Harraway Jenkins

Full Name: Charles Harraway Jenkins
Birth date: May 17, 1852
Death date: February 23, 1931

Terms of Service

House, 41st Legislature
1/8/1929 - 1/13/1931
Democrat
House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 3/9/1910
Democrat
House, 30th Legislature
1/8/1907 - 1/12/1909
Democrat

(1) Democrat; Jenkins "resigned to accept appointment February 18, 1910, as Associate Justice of the court of Civil Appeals of the 3rd Supreme Judicial District of Texas. Assumed his duties on the bench in March, 1910." Roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, p. 413. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.
(2) E.A. McDaniel, sworn 7/29/1910, succeeded Charles H. Jenkins, resigned 3/9/1910. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

42nd Legislature, R.S., 2/24/1931, p. 471. Resolutions - Memorial .
42nd Legislature, R.S., Simple Resolution 59, 2/25/1931, p. 342. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Charles H. Jenkins, Texas Jurists Collection
Photograph. C.H. Jenkins, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.H. Jenkens, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.H. Jenkins, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, Charles H. Jenkins, Volume IV, pp. 1870-1871. A History of Texas and Texans 1914.
Charles H. Jenkins (1852-1931), burial in Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Brown County. Includes color portrait, death notice from Blanco County News 2/26/1931. Find a Grave .
JENKINS, CHARLES H. (1852-1931). Handbook of Texas Online .
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/8/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch .