George Ross Shannon

Full Name: George Ross Shannon
Date of birth: October 23, 1818
Date of death: January 25, 1891

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	23	Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Burleson / Johnson		Bosque, Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor

(1) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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Senate District 23
Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Burleson / Johnson
Counties in district: Bosque, Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketches, William Russell Shannon. Relatives: George Ross Shannon and William R. Shannon - brothers, p. 112. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. 11th Legislature, p. 61 16th Legislature, p. 255 Brothers Shannon, p. 112

Military Service Notes

Texas State Troops, Captain, Company I of Mounted Militia, 1st Regiment, Col. J.F. Davis Commanding, 2nd Brigade. George R. Shannon, age 46 at enlistment. Texas, U.S. Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900. Ancestry.com.

Other Resources

Census of 1870 - G.R. Shannon, Johnson County, age 50, born circa 1820 in Kentucky, farmer.
Census of 1880 - G.R. Shannon, Johnson County, age 56, born circa 1824 in Kentucky, farmer. FamilySearch. 1870 1880
G.R. Shannon, birth date 10/23/1818, death date 1/15/1891, burial in North Selma Cemetery, Selma, Fresno County, California. Find a Grave.
Death notice, George Rose Shannon, The Daily Morning Republican (Fresno, California), 1/28/1891, p. 4. Newspapers.com.

Committee Information top

12th Adjourned - 1871 Agricultural Affairs Contingent Expenses Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection Journal Clerk Militia Stock and Stock Raising
12th R.S. - 1871 Agricultural Affairs Contingent Expenses Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection Militia Stock and Stock Raising
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Agricultural Affairs Contingent Expenses Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection Militia Stock and Stock Raising

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