Texas Legislators: Past & Present

George B. Griggs

Full Name: George B. Griggs
Birth date: May 19, 1861
Death date: May 21, 1919

Terms of Service

Senate, 30th ⁽¹⁾ & 29th ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
1/10/1905 - 1/12/1909
Democrat
House, 28th Legislature
1/13/1903 - 1/10/1905
Democrat
House, 27th Legislature
1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
Democrat

(1) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(2) 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

36th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 6/26/1919, p. 123. Resolutions - Memorial .
36th Legislature, 2nd C.S., Simple Resolution 9, 6/26/1919, p. 27. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Geo. B. Griggs, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.B. Griggs, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. B. Griggs, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.B. Griggs, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

George B. Griggs, birth date 5/19/1861 in Junction City, Ohio; death date 5/21/1919 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; burial in Trenton, Illinois. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
George B. Griggs, birth date 5/19/1861, death date 5/21/1919, burial in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Illinois. Find a Grave .
Obituary and photo, "George B. Griggs: Leader in Fraternal and Political Life Is Called by Death," 5/21/1919, p. 12. Houston Chronicle .
Mentioned in "Freak Bills in Some of the State Legislatures," 4/7/1907, part 3 magazine section, page SM7. New York Times .
Obituary and photo, "Houston Attorney and Former Law Maker Is Dead: George B. Griggs Succumbs to Illness at Early Hour Wednesday Morning," The Houston Post, 5/21/1919, p. 1. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch, George B. Griggs, pp. 163-164. Native of Georgia, born 5/19/1863, married Eva Park 6/20/1886. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.