Terms of Service

• House, 39th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/13/1925 - 2/1/1925
  Democrat
  
• House, 38th Legislature
  1/9/1923 - 1/13/1925
  Democrat
  

(1) T.P. Morris, in special election 2/21/1925, sworn 2/26/1925, succeeded S. V. Houston, resigned after serving only a few days. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. S.V. Houston, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Samuel Vaughn Houston, birth date 12/9/1861 in Florence, Alabama, death date 2/23/1936 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas, banker, father John Page Houston, mother Virginia Matilde Vaughn, wife Lillie H. Tom. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
• Samuel V. Houston, birth date 12/9/1861, death date 2/23/1936, burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Floresville, Wilson County. Includes biographical sketch from Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas, 1984. Find a Grave .
• Death notice, S.V. Houston, "Floresville Mayor for 30 Years Dies," 2/24/1936, p. 2. Native of Alabama, former state legislator. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
• Biographical sketch, S.V. Houston, member of the firm Bough & Houston in Floresville, pp. 415-416. Parents Dr. John P. Houston and Jennie Vaughan. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families 1894.
• Sam Vaughan Houston, "Descendants of John Houston." RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service .

Committee Information

• 39th R.S. - 1925
• Common Carriers  
• Judicial Districts  
• Live Stock and Stock Raising  
• Public Lands and Buildings  
• 38th R.S. - 1923
• Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) 
• Common Carriers  
• Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
• Privileges, Suffrage and Elections