Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Charles Osborne Laney

Full Name: Charles Osborne Laney
Birth date: May 12, 1885
Death date: June 3, 1929

Terms of Service

House, 37th ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/11/1921 - 8/24/1921
Democrat
House, 36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/14/1919 - 1/11/1921
Democrat
House, 35th ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/9/1917 - 1/14/1919
Democrat
House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat

(1) District 44 composed of Dallas County; there is no District 144, pp. 41, 46, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) District 44 represented by C.O. Laney, p. 4. House Journal .
(3) Dallas, Dallas County. "District No. 44. Barry Miller, J.W. Parks, John E. Davis and Chas. O. Laney, all of Dallas, composed of the county of Dallas," p. 5. House Journal .
(4) Charles O. Laney, representing Dallas County in the Legislature, resigned on 8/24/1921. Jim Wheat's Dallas County Texas Archives, "Daily Events, 1921." RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service .
(5) District 144 represented by C.O. Laney, p. 145. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Chas. O. Laney, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Chas. O. Laney, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.O. Laney, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.O. Laney, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

"C.O. Laney Funeral Held," Thursday, 6/6/1929, p. 19. Former member of the Texas Legislature, died Monday morning at his home (6/3/1929). Dallas Morning News .
Charles Osborne Laney, birth date 5/12/1885 in Texas; death date 6/3/1929 in Dallas, Dallas County; vice pres. building & loan co. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Charles Osborne Laney, birth date 5/12/1885, death date 6/3/1929, burial in Calvary Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Dallas, Dallas County. Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
LANEY, CHARLES OSBORNE (1885–1929). Handbook of Texas Online .
Biographical sketch, "Who's What About the State Capitol," 1/12/1919, p. 7. Houston Post .
Mentioned in: Nicola, Carson. On the Labor Front: Uncovering Dallas's Union Legislators 1890-1920. Texas Christian University, May 8, 2023. Texas Christian University .