Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Austin Milton Kennedy

Full Name: Austin Milton Kennedy
Birth date: July 16, 1866
Death date: July 19, 1914

Terms of Service

House, 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ Legislature
1/14/1913 - 7/19/1914
Democrat
House, 32nd Legislature
1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
Democrat
House, 31st ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat
Speaker 1/12/1909 - 3/15/1909.
House, 30th Legislature
1/8/1907 - 1/12/1909
Democrat
House, 29th Legislature
1/10/1905 - 1/8/1907
Democrat
House, 27th Legislature
1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
Democrat
House, 26th Legislature
1/10/1899 - 1/8/1901
Democrat

(1) District 15 comprised of Harris county; District 115 comprised of Sutton, Kimble, Kerr, Bandera, Edwards, Crockett, Mason, and Menard counties, pp. 39, 44, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) 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.
(3) District 115 represented by A.M. Kennedy, p. 6. House Journal .
(4) Marvin E. Blackburn, sworn 10/3/1914, succeeded Austin M. Kennedy, died 7/20/1914. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(5) Last action of the Regular Session was a resolution demanding the resignation of Kennedy as speaker; he complied 3/15/1909, and Marshall was immediately elected to succeed him. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(6) District 15 represented by A.M. Kennedy, p. 853. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

33rd Legislature, 2nd C.S., 8/24/1914, p. 5. Resolutions - Memorial .
33rd Legislature, 2nd C.S., 8/24/1914, p. 52. Death date 7/20/1914. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Austin Milton Kennedy, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Kennedy, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch. American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910 1989.
J.M. Kennedy photo and obituary, "J.M. Kennedy, Publisher of Marlin, Dies," 4/20/1942, p. 6. "Mr. Kennedy, with his brother, the late Speaker of the House, A.M. Kennedy, established the Marlin Democrat." Relatives: A.M. Kennedy and J.M. Kennedy - brothers. Dallas Morning News .
A.M. Kennedy, birth date 7/16/1866, death date 7/19/1914, burial in Calvary Cemetery, Marlin, Falls County. Includes obituary from The Irving Index, 7/23/1914, and related information: "In 1909 . . . on the second day of a special session, Kennedy resigned as speaker but won re-election twice despite being condemned by his House colleagues." Find a Grave .
Brief vignettes on members of the 30th Legislature, "Kodaks by the Chaplain," The Houston Post, 5/12/1907, p. 6, col. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
40th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Austin Milton Kennedy. Photo and biographical sketch. Death date 7/19/1914. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016 2016.
Obituary, 7/20/1914, p. 3. San Antonio Light .
Biographical sketch, J.M. Kennedy, Volume IV, p. 317. Born 9/23/1868 in Barbour County, Alabama. Relatives: A.M. Kennedy (Speaker of the House, established The Marlin Democrat with J.M. Kennedy), J.C. Kennedy (of Falls County), and J.M. Kennedy - brothers. Texas Under Many Flags 1930.
Biographical sketch, Austin Milton Kennedy, "Kennedy of Limestone," pp. 158-160. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.
"Facts About A.M. Kennedy," Marlin Democrat, 6/23/1904. Falls County, TXGenWeb Project .