Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Charles Collins Stokes

Full Name: Charles Collins Stokes
Birth date: September 24, 1872
Death date: August 11, 1910

Terms of Service

Senate, 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 8/11/1910
Democrat
Senate, 30th ⁽⁶⁾ & 29th ⁽⁷⁾ Legislatures
1/10/1905 - 1/12/1909
Democrat
House, 28th Legislature
1/13/1903 - 1/10/1905
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) "Senator Stokes ill; left Austin but his absence will not affect liquor vote," 8/8/1910, p. 3. Senator C.C. Stokes of Crockett taken to San Antonio for treatment of typhoid fever. Galveston Daily News .
(3) W.J. Townsend, Jr., in special election 11/8/1910, succeeded Charles C. Stokes, died 8/12/1910. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) "House is busy on real work of the session...resolutions of regret on death of Senator Stokes adopted on rising vote," 8/12/1910, p. 5. States Senator Stokes died in San Antonio "last night" (8/11/1910). San Antonio Light and Gazette .
(5) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(6) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(7) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

31st Legislature, 3rd C.S., 8/12/1910, p. 136. Resolutions - Memorial .
31st Legislature, 3rd C.S., 8/12/1910, p. 109. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. C.C. Stokes, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.C. Stokes, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.C. Stokes, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.C. Stokes, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Chas. Collins Stokes, birth date 9/24/1872 in Crockett, death date 8/11/1910 in San Antonio, Bexar County, attorney at law and State Senator. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
C.C. Stokes, birth date 9/24/1872, death date 8/11/1910, burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Houston County. Find a Grave .
"Senators Honor Departed Member . . . Service in Senate Chamber. . .", "Resolutions Adopted," 8/13/1910, p. 2. Galveston Daily News .
Charles Collins Stokes, "Funeral of C.C. Stokes: Burial Services Conducted by Masons at Crockett," The Houston Post, 8/14/1910, p. 8. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
31st Legislature (1909) - C.C. Stokes, Crockett, Houston County, nativity Texas, Lawyer, Dem., age 36, 36 years in Texas. Texas Legislative Manual .