Spearman Holland

Full Name: Spearman Holland
Date of birth: March 18, 1801
Date of death: January 10, 1873

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	City/County	Counties in District
S	4	Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866	10th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Carthage / Panola	Panola, Sabine, Shelby
H	14	Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863	9th	Carthage / Panola	Panola
H	25	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859	7th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Carthage / Panola	Panola, San Augustine, Shelby
H	Harrison	Feb 16, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847	1st ⁽⁶⁾	Marshall / Harrison	Harrison, Panola, Upshur

(1) Holland did not attend 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 10th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of Senators elect, oath of office administered, 11/2/1863, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) Member roster, 10th Legislature, 1st Called Session, Member not present during the session. Senate Journal.
(4) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(5) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(6) Democrat. 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).

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Senate District 4
Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866
Legislatures: 10th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Home City/County: Carthage / Panola
Counties in district: Panola, Sabine, Shelby

House District 14
Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863
Legislatures: 9th
Home City/County: Carthage / Panola
Counties in district: Panola

House District 25
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859
Legislatures: 7th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Home City/County: Carthage / Panola
Counties in district: Panola, San Augustine, Shelby

House District Harrison
Feb 16, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847
Legislatures: 1st ⁽⁶⁾
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison, Panola, Upshur

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Captain Spearman Holland Sr., born 3/18/1801 in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, died 1/10/1873 in Grimes County, Texas. Holland Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
Biographical sketch, p. 104, Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
HOLLAND, JAMES KEMP (1822-1898). Relatives: Spearman Holland - father, James Kemp Holland - son. Handbook of Texas Online.
HOLLAND, SPEARMAN (1802-1872). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketches of Spearman, Bird, James Kemp, and William H. Holland. Relatives: Spearman and Bird Holland - brothers; Spearman Holland - father, James Kemp Holland - son; Bird Holland - uncle, James Kemp Holland - nephew. Rusk County, TXGenWeb Project.

Military Service Notes

Texas State Troops, Captain, Company for Precinct No. 8, Panola County, 4th Brigade. Spearman Holland, age 62, farmer. Ancestry.com.

Other Resources

Reprint of "Descendants of Panola County Slaves Dedicate Marker to Slavemaster, " Longview News-Journal, 11/8/1998. Rusk County History, Black News. Lady Texian County Research Pages.
Possibly death notice, "Major Spearman Roiland," The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana), 3/1/1873, p.2, death date 2/10/1873 in Grimes County, Texas. Newspapers.com.
"Cousins Meet, Find Relatives," 10/13/2004. Discussion of Spearman, Bird, James Kemp, and William H. Holland. Spearman Holland also served in the Tennessee Legislature from 1831-1833. Pleasanton Express.
Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1845. Journals of the Convention, assembled at the city of Austin on the Fourth of July, 1845, for the purpose of framing a constitution for the State of Texas, pp. 377-378. Austin: Miner & Cruger, printers to the Convention, 1845. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
"Kemp Holland, His Children and Grandchildren," research compiled by Sandra G. Holland, Pleasanton, Texas. Bird Holland, birth date 3/23/1815 in Williamson County, Tennessee, death date 4/9/1864 in Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Working File, 2004.

Committee Information top

10th R.S. - 1863 Military Affairs Printing and Contingent Expenses Public Lands
7th R.S. - 1857 Public Grounds Roads, Bridges and Ferries
1st R.S. - 1846 County Boundaries Internal Improvements Paper Money Issued by Republic of Texas, Public Debt, Select (Chair) Public Lands

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