Alexander H. Phillips

Full Name: Alexander H. Phillips
Date of birth: June 16, 1804
Date of death: June 24, 1880

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	18	Nov 9, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851	3rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾		Victoria / Victoria		Calhoun, DeWitt, Gonzales, Jackson, Matagorda, Victoria
S	17	Feb 16, 1846 - Mar 1, 1848	1st ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 2nd ⁽⁴⁾		Victoria / Victoria		Gonzales, Jackson, Victoria

(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) 3rd Legislature, Regular Session - Not present at the organization of the Senate. Oath of office, 11/9/1849, p. 103. Senate Journal.
(4) Phillips resigned 3/1/1848. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Anti tariff. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(6) 1st Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office and Classification of Senators, 3/3/1846, p. 60. Drew "second class" (4-year term). Senate Journal.
(7) 1st Legislature - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 2/16/1846, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(8) Description of drawing of terms for Senators, first-class two-year terms and second-class four-year terms, 3/3/1846, p. 180. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

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Senate District 18
Nov 9, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851
Legislatures: 3rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Home City/County: Victoria / Victoria
Counties in district: Calhoun, DeWitt, Gonzales, Jackson, Matagorda, Victoria

Senate District 17
Feb 16, 1846 - Mar 1, 1848
Legislatures: 1st ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 2nd ⁽⁴⁾
Home City/County: Victoria / Victoria
Counties in district: Gonzales, Jackson, Victoria

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, p. 153. Moved to Victoria in 1842. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
PHILLIPS, ALEXANDER H. (1804-1880). Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1866. Journal of the Texas State Convention: Assembled at Austin, Feb. 7, 1866. Adjourned April 2, 1866, pp. 3-5. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
Biographical notes, p. 167. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

Committee Information top

3rd R.S. - 1849 Archives of Martin De Leon's Colony (Co-Chair) Claims and Accounts Education Fire-Proof General Land Office Building, Governor's Message Judicial Districts, Select Judiciary (Chair) Quieting Land Titles of the State, Governor's Message Quieting Land Titles West of the Nueces River, Governor's Message Senate Rules, Select
2nd R.S. - 1847 Adjutant General's Office (Chair) Apportionment, Privileges and Elections Education (Chair) Judiciary Post Routes Public Lands
1st R.S. - 1846 Judicial Districts, Select Judiciary

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