Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Anna Mowery

Full Name: Anna B. Mowery
Other surnames: Renshaw,
Birth date: January 4, 1931
Death date: April 20, 2017

Terms of Service

House, 80th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/9/2007 - 8/15/2007
Republican
House, 79th Legislature
1/11/2005 - 1/9/2007
Republican
House, 78th Legislature
1/14/2003 - 1/11/2005
Republican
House, 77th Legislature
1/9/2001 - 1/14/2003
Republican
House, 76th Legislature
1/12/1999 - 1/9/2001
Republican
House, 75th Legislature
1/14/1997 - 1/12/1999
Republican
House, 74th Legislature
1/10/1995 - 1/14/1997
Republican
House, 73rd Legislature
1/12/1993 - 1/10/1995
Republican
House, 72nd Legislature
1/8/1991 - 1/12/1993
Republican
House, 71st Legislature
1/10/1989 - 1/8/1991
Republican
House, 70th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
5/23/1988 - 1/10/1989
Republican

(1) Anna B. Mowery, in special election 5/7/1988, sworn 5/23/1988, succeeded Bob Leonard, Jr., resigned 12/17/1987 (1992 edition), resigned 5/23/1988 (2005 edition). Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Sworn 5/23/1988. Oaths of Office .
(3) Mowery resignation letter dated 8/7/2007, effective 8/15/2007. Texas House of Representatives .
(4) Dan Barrett, in special election 11/6/2007, runoff 12/18/2007, succeeded unexpired term of Anna Mowery, resigned effective 8/15/2007. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

80th Legislature, R.S., HR 2903. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
77th Legislature, R.S., HR 51. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
Mentioned in 74th Legislature, R.S., HCR 122, recognizing the 100th anniversary of the first female legislators. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
72nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HR 22. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

Photograph. Anna Mowery, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Anna Mowery, Members of the 80th and 81st Legislature, Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Anna Mowery, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature 1995.
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature 2005.

Other Resources

Photo and biographical sketch, Anna Renshaw Mowery, pp. 235-237. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999 2000.
Notice of death, 4/24/2017 (update), 4/21/2017. Speaker of the House .
Mowery, Anna Renshaw. Texas State Cemetery .