Adolphus Sterne
Full Name: Nicholas Adolphus SterneDate of birth: April 5, 1801
Date of death: March 27, 1852
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Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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S | 11 | Nov 3, 1851 - Mar 27, 1852 | 4th (1) (2) (3) | Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches | Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches | ||
H | 19 | Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 | 3rd (4) | Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches | Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches | ||
H | Nacogdoches | Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 | 2nd (5) | Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches | Nacogdoches |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Steward Miller, sworn 1/10/1853, succeeded Adolphus Sterne, died 3/27/1852. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elect presented their credentials, qualified, and took their seats, 11/3/1851, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal.
(4) 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).
(5) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Senate District 11
Nov 3, 1851 - Mar 27, 1852 Legislatures: 4th (1) (2) (3) Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches Counties in district: Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches |
House District 19
Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 Legislatures: 3rd (4) Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches Counties in district: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches |
House District Nacogdoches
Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 Legislatures: 2nd (5) Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches Counties in district: Nacogdoches |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Steward Miller, sworn 1/10/1853, succeeded Adolphus Sterne, died 3/27/1852. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elect presented their credentials, qualified, and took their seats, 11/3/1851, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal.
(4) 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).
(5) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., address by Representative Pollock and memorial resolution, 1/19/1853, pp. 116-119. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, pp. 175-176, Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
- Biography of Adolphus Sterne and his son, Charles Adolphus Sterne, pp. 37-39. A Centennial History of Anderson County Texas, 1936.
- STERNE, NICHOLAS ADOLPHUS (1801-1852). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Adolphus Sterne, deceased, pp. 246-249. Born 4/5/1801 in Cologne. A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas, 1893.
Other Resources
- Portrait, p. 129. From Slave to Statesman, 1993.
- Listed in "Smith County and Seventh Senatorial District Legislators, 1st—16th Regular Sessions, 1846-1879," The Tyler Journal, 5/29/1936, p. 67, crediting Smith County Historical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.
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