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Oscar B. Colquitt
Full Name: Oscar Branch Colquitt
Date of birth: December 16, 1861
Date of death: March 8, 1940
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
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9
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Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 10, 1899
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24th
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25th
(1)
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Democrat
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Terrell / Kaufman
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Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro
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(1)
25th Legislature - 1/12/1897, p. 1, listed on "roll of hold-over Senators."
Senate Journal.
(2)
24th Legislature - 1/8/1895, p. 1, listed in "roll of Senators' elect . . . President then administered the oath of office to the above Senators."
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Selected Newspaper articles
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 11, 1/14/1941, pp. 26-27.
Resolutions - Memorial.
47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 301, 5/22/1941, pp. 3500-3501. In Memory of Rawlins M. Colquitt. Death date estimated from memorial date in Journal. Relatives: O. B. Colquitt - father, Rawlins M. Colquitt - son.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical sketch, Oscar B. Colquitt, pp. 190-191. Mentions son Rawlins M. Colquitt.
Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
COLQUITT, OSCAR BRANCH (1861-1940).
Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch.
Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
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Other Resources |
Governor of Texas 1911-1915.
Legislative Reference Library, Governors of Texas, 1846-present.
Railroad Commissioners Past through Present, with dates of service.
Railroad Commission of Texas.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Oscar B. Colquitt, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Oscar B. Colquitt, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
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