Alvin Clark Owsley
Full Name: Alvin Clark OwsleyDate of birth: April 8, 1855
Date of death: April 27, 1938
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th (1) | Democrat | Denton / Denton | Cooke, Denton, Wise | |
| H | 32 | Jan 13, 1891 - Oct 31, 1892 | 22nd (2) (3) | Democrat | Denton / Denton | Denton | |
| H | 32 | Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 | 21st (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) | Democrat | Denton / Denton | Denton |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) District 13. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(3) Owsley resigned 10/31/1892. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(4) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(5) Denton County included in districts 29 and 32, both of which were entitled to one representative, 17th Legislature, 1 C.S. chapter 13, p. 11, (redistricting bill). General Laws of the State of Texas. ↩
(6) District 29, A.C. Owsley and J.W. Jagoe, both of Denton County. No one listed for District 32. House Journal. ↩
(7) District 32. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(8) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 24th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Denton / Denton
- Counties in district:
- Cooke, Denton, Wise
Terms of service notes
(1) District 13. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(3) Owsley resigned 10/31/1892. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(4) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(5) Denton County included in districts 29 and 32, both of which were entitled to one representative, 17th Legislature, 1 C.S. chapter 13, p. 11, (redistricting bill). General Laws of the State of Texas. ↩
(6) District 29, A.C. Owsley and J.W. Jagoe, both of Denton County. No one listed for District 32. House Journal. ↩
(7) District 32. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(8) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
Biographical Information
- 46th Legislature, R.S., HSR 122, 2/13/1939, pp. 546-547. Born 4/8/1855. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, pp. 650-652. Representative of the 29th district, composed of Denton and Collin counties. Birth date 4/8/1856. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
- Obituary and photo, "Owsley, Veteran Barrister, Dies, 4/27/1938, p. 1. Denton Record-Chronicle.
- OWSLEY, ALVIN CLARK (1856-1938). "Married Sallie M. Blount, daughter of Judge J. M. Blount of Denton." Relatives: Alvin Clark Owsley - son-in-law; J.M. Blount - father-in-law. Relatives: Alvin Mansfield Owsley - grandson; J.M. Blount - grandfather. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Alvin C. Owsley, p. 158; mentioned as President of Chamber of Commerce, April 1909-1913, pp. 268 and 306-307. History of Denton County, From Its Beginning to 1960, 1978.
- Biographical sketch, Alvin C. Owsley, p. 376. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Alvin C. Owsley, pp. 327-328. Born 4/8/1856 in Johnson County, Missouri. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
- Memorial, July 1938, p. 235. Birth date 4/8/1855. Texas Bar Journal.
- Biographical sketch, Hon. Alvin C. Owsley, Volume II, pp. 106-108. Birth date 4/8/1856. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.
- Obituary, A.C. Owsley, 4/28/1938. Dallas Morning News.
- Funeral notices, "A.C. Owsley Funeral Friday," 4/28/1938, p. 4; "Final Rites Held for A.C. Owsley," 4/30/1938, p. 4. Denton Record-Chronicle.
- Alvin Clark Owsley, birth date 4/8/1855 in Johnson County, Missouri; death date 4/27/1938 in Denton, Denton County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Judge Alvin C. Owsley, birth date 4/8/1855, death date 4/27/1938, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Denton. Includes obituary from the Wise County Messenger, 5/5/1938; and portrait of Alvin, Clark, Henry, and their father, Alvin C. Owsley. Find a Grave.
- OWSLEY, ALVIN MANSFIELD (1888-1967). Relatives: Alvin Mansfield Owsley - son; Alvin Clark Owsley - father. Relatives: James P. Blount - uncle; Alvin Mansfield Owsley - nephew. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Photograph. Alvin C. Owsley, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.C. Ousley, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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