Carlos Bee
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Carlos Bee was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
, great-grandson of Thomas Bee
.
Born in Saltillo, Mexico, where his parents had moved after the collapse of the Confederacy, Bee returned with his parents to San Antonio, Texas
, in 1874.
He attended the public schools and the Agricultural and Mechanical College.
He studied law while working as a railway mail clerk.
He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in San Antonio, Texas
.
United States commissioner for the western district of Texas in 1893.
He served as district attorney of the thirty-seventh judicial district 1898–1905.
He served as chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1904.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904 and 1908.
He served as a member of the city school board of San Antonio 1906–1908.
He served as president of the county school board of Bexar County, Texas
from 1912 to 1914.
He served as member of the State senate 1915–1919.
Bee was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress.
He engaged in the practice of law in San Antonio, Texas
, until his death there on April 20, 1932.
He was interred in the Confederate Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, great-grandson of Thomas Bee
Thomas Bee
Thomas Bee was an American planter, lawyer, and jurist from Charleston, South Carolina. He served as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina and was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1782...
.
Born in Saltillo, Mexico, where his parents had moved after the collapse of the Confederacy, Bee returned with his parents to San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, in 1874.
He attended the public schools and the Agricultural and Mechanical College.
He studied law while working as a railway mail clerk.
He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
.
United States commissioner for the western district of Texas in 1893.
He served as district attorney of the thirty-seventh judicial district 1898–1905.
He served as chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1904.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904 and 1908.
He served as a member of the city school board of San Antonio 1906–1908.
He served as president of the county school board of Bexar County, Texas
Bexar County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,392,931 people, 488,942 households, and 345,681 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,117 people per square mile . There were 521,359 housing units at an average density of 418 per square mile...
from 1912 to 1914.
He served as member of the State senate 1915–1919.
Bee was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress.
He engaged in the practice of law in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, until his death there on April 20, 1932.
He was interred in the Confederate Cemetery.