Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Hiram Morgan Garwood

Full Name: Hiram Morgan Garwood
Birth date: January 11, 1864
Death date: May 15, 1930

Terms of Service

Senate, 22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/13/1891 - 1/10/1893
Democrat
House, 20th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/11/1887 - 1/8/1889
Democrat

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(3) "Thoroughly indoctrinated in the principles of the Democratic party," p. 129. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
(4) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(5) 22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following senators had the oath of office administered them by the president pro tem of the senate." Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

42nd Legislature, R.S., Simple Resolution 40, 2/10/1931, pp. 212-214. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. H.M. Garwood, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary, "H.M. Garwood, Noted Texas Judge, Dies at Houston: Famed Barrister Once Bastrop Resident and Legislator," 5/17/1930, p. 1. "Passing of Hiram M. Garwood," 5/17/1930, p. 4. Austin American .
Hiram Morgan Garwood, birth date 1/11/1864 in Bastrop, death date 5/15/1930 in Houston, Harris County, attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Hiram Morgan Garwood (1864-1930), burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Find a Grave .
GARWOOD, HIRAM MORGAN (1864-1930). Handbook of Texas Online .
Mentioned in GARWOOD, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online .
Mentioned in BAKER BOTTS. Handbook of Texas Online .
Obituary and photo, "Funeral Services for Judge H.M. Garwood to Be Held Saturday," and tribute, "Our City," "Senator Connally Praises Garwood, 5/16/1930, pp. 1, 2. Houston Chronicle .
Portrait and biographical sketch, Hiram M. Garwood, p. 129. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Hiram M. Garwood, pp. 196-198. Born 1/11/1864 in Bastrop, married Hattie Page 8/9/1890. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature 1892.
Portrait and biographical sketch, p. 262. Texans and Their State: A Newspaper Reference Work 1918.
Memorial, October 1930, pp. 230-253. Texas Law Review Proceedings of the . . . Annual Meeting of the Texas Bar Association .
Portrait and biographical sketch, Hiram M. Garwood, pp. 76-77. Types of Successful Men of Texas 1890.