Samuel Asbury Lindsey

Full Name: Samuel Asbury Lindsey
Date of birth: September 30, 1863
Date of death: February 28, 1961

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 93 Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 22nd (1)   Democrat Tyler / Smith   Gregg, Smith

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.

Terms of Service top

House District 93
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tyler / Smith
Counties in district: Gregg, Smith

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • 22nd Legislature (1891) - S.A. Lindsey, postoffice Tyler, nativity Louisiana, age 26 (born circa 1865), lawyer, 20 years in Texas. House Journal.
  • 57th Legislature, R.S., SR 222. Samuel Asbury Lindsey. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, Judge Samuel A. Lindsey. Born 9/30/1863 near Homer, Louisiana. "In 1890 he was elected Representative to the Texas Legislature, a position he held for one term." Woldert, Albert. A History of Tyler and Smith County, Texas, 1948, pp. 84-85. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Memorial, June 1961, p. 628. Samuel Asbury Lindsey. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • S.A. Lindsey, birth date 9/30/1863 in Homer, Louisiana; death date 2/28/1961 in Smith County, Texas; retired lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Samuel A. Lindsey, birth date 9/30/1863, death date 2/28/1961, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary and photo, "Judge Lindsey Dies in Tyler," 3/1/1961, pp. 1, 8. Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

22nd R.S. - 1891
Contingent Expenses  
Judicial Districts  
Judiciary No. 1  
Public Building and Grounds  
Representation and Apportionment on Senatorial and Representative Districts  
Town and City Corporations  

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