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Harry Rutherford Houston
Member From: 1906 - 1924
- Birth Date: May 20, 1878 Birth Place:Fincastle, Botetourt County, VA
- Death Date: November 3, 1960
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Elizabeth Egerton Watkins (m.December 20, 1905)
- Children:
- Religion: Presbyterian
- Education: Hampden-Sydney College (A.B., 1899)
- Military Service:
- Occupation/Profession: Printer, publisher, contractor, financier
- Memberships/Affiliations: Presbyterian Church Elks Eagles Odd Fellows Red Men Woodmen of the World Hampton Rotary Hampton Golf and Country Club Pi Kappa Alpha Masons State Democratic Convention (Roanoke 1916, 1920, and Norfolk 1924)
- Bio: Born in Fincastle, Botetourt County, May 20, 1878. Died in Hampton, Va., November 15, 1960. Buried in St. Johns Cemetery, Hampton, Va. Harry R. Houston of Elizabeth City County was the son of Rutherford Roland and Margaret (Steele) Houston. His father was a Presbyterian minister and part-time professor at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. He was educated at Hampden-Sydney College, A. B., 1899. He was owner-editor of the Hampton Monitor. He was a member of the House of Delegates, representing Elizabeth City and Accomack Counties (and Hampton), 1906-1910, Elizabeth City County (and Hampton), 1912-20, 1924-25. He was Commissioner of Fisheries, 1926-30. He married, December 20, 1905, Elizabeth Egerton Watkins, daughter of James A. and Mary Bassett (Whiting) Watkins of Old Point Comfort.
While he was Speaker of the House, the Clerk was JOHN W. WILLIAMS. - Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: Speaker of the House - 1916
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1906 | Elizabeth City, Accomac, and Hampton | Democrat | Claims Finance Militia and Police Printing |
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| 1908 | Elizabeth City, Accomac, and Hampton | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Currency and Commerce Finance Militia and Police |
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| 1910 | Elizabeth City, Accomac, and Hampton | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Currency and Commerce Finance Militia and Police |
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| 1912 | Elizabeth City, Accomac, and Hampton | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (Chair) Currency and Commerce Finance Rules |
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| 1914-1915 | Elizabeth City, Accomac, and Hampton | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (Chair) Finance Printing Rules |
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| 1916 | Elizabeth City | Democrat | Speaker of the House | Rules (Chair) |
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| 1918-1919 | County of Elizabeth City; City of Hampton | Democrat | Speaker of the House | Rules | |
| 1919 Ex. | County of Elizabeth City; City of Hampton | Democrat | Speaker of the House | Rules | |
| 1923 Ex. | County of Elizabeth City; City of Hampton | Democrat | Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Currency and Commerce Privileges and Elections |
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| 1924 | County of Elizabeth City; City of Hampton | Democrat | Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Currency and Commerce Privileges and Elections |
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