Obituary, "Former Member of Texas Legislature Dies . . . ," 8/21/1931, p. 8.
Corsicana Daily Sun .
Obituary, "Funeral Service Held for Tom Shires, 41," 8/23/1931, section II, p. 8. "Tom Shires, 41, former member of the Texas Legislature from Waco."
Dallas Morning News .
Tom Shires, birth date 1/30/1899 in Columbia, Tennessee, death date 8/21/1931 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, lawyer.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
George Thomas Shires (1889-1931), burial in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas. Includes reprints of death notice and obituary in Dallas News, 8/22/1931 and 8/23/1931.
Find a Grave .
38th Legislature (1923) - G. Tom Shires, postoffice Waco, nativity Tennessee, age 33 (born circa 1890), lawyer, Democrat.
Texas Legislative Manual .