Edgar Augustus Whittlesey

Full Name: Edgar Augustus Whittlesey
Date of birth: July 1, 1819
Date of death: April 10, 1862

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 22 Nov 5, 1849 - Jul 14, 1850 3rd (1) (2)     Unknown / Sabine   Newton, Sabine

(1) Joshua H. Speights, sworn 8/16/1850, succeeded Edgar A. Whittlesey, reported removed from state, 7/14/1850. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(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).

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House District 22
Nov 5, 1849 - Jul 14, 1850
Legislatures: 3rd (1) (2)  
Home City/County: Unknown / Sabine
Counties in district: Newton, Sabine

(1) Joshua H. Speights, sworn 8/16/1850, succeeded Edgar A. Whittlesey, reported removed from state, 7/14/1850. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(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).

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • WHITTLESEY, EDGAR AUGUSTUS (1819-1862). "In about 1846 he married Martha Augusta Bullock and moved to Sabine County, Texas." Later moved with his family to Tyler County. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1850 - Edgar S. Whittlesey, Sabinetown, Sabine County, age 34, born circa 1816 in North Carolina, living in household with Martha Augusta Whittlesey (age 24).
    Census of 1860 - E.A. Whittlesey, Woodville, Tyler County, age 40, born circa 1820 in North Carolina, living in household with M.A. Whittlesey (age 34). FamilySearch. 1850 1860
  • Edgar Augustus Whittlesey [1389], Genealogy of the Whittelsey-Whittlesey Family, by Charles Barney Wittelsey, Hartford, Conn.: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1898, p. 284. Born 7/1/1819 at Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina; merchant; died 1861 at Woodville, Tyler County, Texas. Internet Archive.

Committee Information top

3rd R.S. - 1849
Apportionment, Special  
Claims and Accounts  
Engrossed Bills (Chair) 
Post Routes, Select  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  

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