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Joel W. Robison
Full Name: Joel Walter RobisonDate of birth: October 4, 1815
Date of death: August 4, 1889
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Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 55 | Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 | 8th (1) | Round Top / Fayette | Fayette |
(1) Included in "Table II, Constitutional Unionists (Identified from newspapers) with Biographical Data," list of leaders of the Texas Constitutional Union Party in 1860. The party was formed in January of 1860. "The Constitutional Union Party in Texas," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 82, Number 3, January 1979, pp. 238, 256-262, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Table II, Constitutional Unionists
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House District 55
Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 Legislatures: 8th (1) Home City/County: Round Top / Fayette Counties in district: Fayette |
(1) Included in "Table II, Constitutional Unionists (Identified from newspapers) with Biographical Data," list of leaders of the Texas Constitutional Union Party in 1860. The party was formed in January of 1860. "The Constitutional Union Party in Texas," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 82, Number 3, January 1979, pp. 238, 256-262, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Table II, Constitutional Unionists
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- ROBISON, JOEL WALTER (1815-1889). Born 10/4 or 10/5/1815. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Joel W. Robison (deceased), pp. 328-330. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.
- Biographical sketch and portrait. Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas, 1997.
- Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.
- Biographical sketches, Joel Walter Robison, portrait, and letter. Footprints of Fayette, Fayette County, TXGenWeb Project.
Photographs
- Photograph. Joel W. Robison, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature
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8th R.S. - 1859
Claims and Accounts Convention to Frame a New State Constitution Private Land Claims |
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