John W. Posey

Full Name: John W. Posey
Date of birth: October 10, 1840
Date of death: June 14, 1911

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	28	Feb 9, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Georgetown / Williamson		Bell, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, McCulloch, San Saba, Travis, Williamson

(1) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/9/1870. House Journal.
(2) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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House District 28
Feb 9, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Georgetown / Williamson
Counties in district: Bell, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, McCulloch, San Saba, Travis, Williamson

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Resolutions and Journal entries

J.W. Posey. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, J.W. Posey, Volume II, pp. 685-686. .

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Captain. Served in Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana. .

Other Resources

Capt. J.W. Posey, birth date 10/10/1840 in South Carolina, death date 6/14/1911 in Granger, Williamson County, Texas, city attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
J.W. Posey (1840-1911), burial in Granger City Cemetery, Granger, Williamson County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Mortuary: Captain John W. Posey," 6/16/1911, p. 2, Granger, Tex., dateline June 15. "Served this county in the legislature in the reconstruction days of the '60s"; Granger city attorney at time of death. Galveston Daily News.
J.M. Posey. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.

Photographs

Photograph. John W. Posey, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center.

Committee Information top

12th Adjourned - 1871 Commerce and Manufactures Enrolled Bills
12th R.S. - 1871 Enrolled Bills Immigration Judiciary Public Lands and Land Office
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Conduct of Comptroller A. Bledsoe, Select Committee Division of the State, Select Judiciary Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair)

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