Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Sidney Lee Staples

Full Name: Sidney Lee Staples
Birth date: September 13, 1865
Death date: January 2, 1937

Terms of Service

Senate, 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
Democrat
House, 26th Legislature
1/10/1899 - 1/8/1901
Democrat
House, 25th Legislature
1/12/1897 - 1/10/1899
Democrat

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) 27th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

45th Legislature, R.S., SR 35, 2/23/1937, p. 307. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. S.L. Staples, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.L. Staples, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.L. Staples, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary and photo, "Sen. S.L. Staples Dies After Long Illness at Home," 1/3/1937, pp. 1, 6. Funeral article, including remarks of former Governor Pat M. Neff, "Final Tribute Paid Staples," 1/4/1937, p. 2. Texas Secretary of State during Governor Neff's administration, and served for a time as State Treasurer. Austin American .
Census of 1900 - S.L. Staples, Smithville, Bastrop County, age 32, born September 1868 in Kentucky. FamilySearch .
Sidney Lee Staples, born September 1867 in Kentucky; death date 1/2/1937 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; attorney at law. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Sidney Lee Staples, birth date 9/13/1865, death date 1/2/1937, burial in Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin, Travis County. Includes funeral article from The Austin American, 1/4/1937, p. 2. Find a Grave .
STAPLES, SIDNEY LEE (1865-1937). Birth date 9/13/1865. Handbook of Texas Online .
Died 1/2/1937, see Austin American, 1/3/1937 p. 1 for Life. Legislative Reference Library Card File .
Obituary, Sen. Sidney Lee Staples, "Funeral Services Are Held for Former Bastrop Man," "Tribute Paid Staples by W.H. Gallagher," Bastrop Advertiser, 1/7/1937, p. 1. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch, S.L. Staples, p. 151. Born 9/13/1868 in Madisonville, Kentucky. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature 1897.
Biographical sketch, Sidney Lee Staples, p. 82. Born 9/13/1868 in Madisonville, Kentucky. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.