Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Augustus Rounsaville McCollum

Full Name: Augustus Rounsaville McCollum
Birth date: October 10, 1849
Death date: November 9, 1918

Terms of Service

Senate, 35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/9/1917 - 11/9/1918
Democrat
Senate, 34th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
2/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat

(1) Edgar Witt, sworn 1/14/1919, succeeded Augustus R. McCollum, senator-elect [for 36th Legislature], died 11/9/1918. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Augustus McCollum, sworn 2/12/1915, succeeded Henry B. Terrell, resigned 1/19/1915. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) 35th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 7, 1916, oath of office administered, 1/9/1917, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal .
(4) Democrat in 33rd and 34th Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

36th Legislature, R.S., Senate Journal, Simple Resolution 93, 3/12/1919, pp. 860-862. Resolutions - Memorial .
36th Legislature, R.S., House Journal, 3/17/1919, p. 1103. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. A.R. McCollum, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.R. McCollum, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

"The death of Senator Augustus R. McCollum, of Waco, occurred at Austin, November 9, 1918." "News Items," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 22, Number 3, January 1919, p. 289, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," The Houston Post, 3/22/1917, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .