Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Chester Hunter Terrell

Full Name: Chester Hunter Terrell
Birth date: December 23, 1882
Death date: September 13, 1920

Terms of Service

House, 33rd ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/14/1913 - 1/12/1915
Democrat
Speaker
House, 32nd Legislature
1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
Democrat
House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.
(2) Mentioned in "Candidates for Speakership," 10/11/1912. Wichita Daily Times .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

36th Legislature, 4th C.S., 9/23/1920, p. 68. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Chester H. Terrell, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
Photograph. Chester H. Terrell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Chester H. Terrell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Chester H. Terrell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Chester H. Terrell, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Photo and obituary, "Ex-Speaker of House of Representatives Dead," 9/14/1920, p. 4. Born 12/23/1882 in Terrell, Texas. Dallas Morning News .
"Terrell, that magical political name on Texas democratic ballots, causes thousands of voters to wonder who started it," 6/28/1934, p. 8. Relatives: J.O. Terrell - father, Chester Terrell - son. El Paso Herald Post .
Chester H. Terrell, birth date 12/23/1882 in Texas; death date 9/13/1920 in San Antonio, Bexar County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Chester Hunter Terrell, birth date 12/23/1882, lawyer, draft registration in Bexar County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
Chester H. Terrell, birth date 12/2/1882, death date 9/13/1920, burial in Mission Burial Park North, San Antonio, Bexar County. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave .
Photo and obituary, "Chester Terrell Dies at His Home in San Antonio," 9/14/1920. Galveston Daily News .
TERRELL, CHESTER H. (1882-1920). Birth date 12/2/1882. Relatives: J.O. Terrell - father, Chester H. Terrell - son. Handbook of Texas Online .
Mentioned in biographical sketch of Marshall W. Terrell, Texas Under Many Flags, 1930, Volume I, p. 234. (Created 9/17/2009.) HeritageQuest Online .
Mentioned in "Under the Dome at Austin," 4/25/1947. Mexia Daily News .
43rd Speaker of the House of Representatives: Chester H. Terrell. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016 2016.
Family group sheet, Terrill/Terrill/Tyrrell Lines. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service .