Henry Lawrence Kinney
Full Name: Henry Lawrence KinneyDate of birth: June 3, 1814
Date of death: March 3, 1862
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 65 | Nov 7, 1859 - Feb 9, 1861 | 8th (1) | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | ||
| S | 25 | Nov 15, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 | 4th (2) (3) (4) | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Webb | ||
| S | 19 | Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 | 3rd (5) (6) | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Goliad, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | ||
| S | 19 | Elected but never sworn | 1st (11) (12) (13) 2nd (7) (8) (9) (10) | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio |
(1) Alfred Hobby, sworn 3/19/1861, succeeded Henry L. Kinney, resigned 2/9/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 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.
(3) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Oath of office, 11/15/1851, p. 71. Senate Journal.
(4) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections report on contested election of L.M. Rogers and Henry L. Kinney, 11/17/1851, p. 76, Senate Journal.
(5) 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.
(6) 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).
(7) Kinney was "elected to the Senate of the 2nd Legislature, but before taking his seat resigned in order to see what might be gleaned from the Mexican War, already in progress," pp. 167-168. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
(8) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(9) Edward Fitzgerald, sworn 2/5/1848, and resigned 3/20/1848, succeeded Henry L. Kinney, resigned before 12/18/1847. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(10) Kinney elected to 2nd Legislature, but never sworn. Not present at organization of the Senate 12/13/1847. No record of Kinney taking the oath of office in 2nd Legislature. Kinney appointed to Senate committees, 12/16/1847, p. 19. Senate Journal.
(11) 1st Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office and Classification of Senators, 3/3/1846, p. 60. Drew "second class" (4-year term). Senate Journal.
(12) 1st Legislature - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 2/16/1846, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(13) 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.
Terms of Service top
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House District 65
Nov 7, 1859 - Feb 9, 1861 Legislatures: 8th (1) Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces Counties in district: Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio |
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Senate District 25
Nov 15, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 Legislatures: 4th (2) (3) (4) Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces Counties in district: Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Webb |
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Senate District 19
Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 Legislatures: 3rd (5) (6) Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces Counties in district: Goliad, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio |
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Senate District 19
Elected but never sworn Legislatures: 1st (11) (12) (13) 2nd (7) (8) (9) (10) Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces Counties in district: Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio |
(1) Alfred Hobby, sworn 3/19/1861, succeeded Henry L. Kinney, resigned 2/9/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 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.
(3) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Oath of office, 11/15/1851, p. 71. Senate Journal.
(4) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections report on contested election of L.M. Rogers and Henry L. Kinney, 11/17/1851, p. 76, Senate Journal.
(5) 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.
(6) 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).
(7) Kinney was "elected to the Senate of the 2nd Legislature, but before taking his seat resigned in order to see what might be gleaned from the Mexican War, already in progress," pp. 167-168. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
(8) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(9) Edward Fitzgerald, sworn 2/5/1848, and resigned 3/20/1848, succeeded Henry L. Kinney, resigned before 12/18/1847. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(10) Kinney elected to 2nd Legislature, but never sworn. Not present at organization of the Senate 12/13/1847. No record of Kinney taking the oath of office in 2nd Legislature. Kinney appointed to Senate committees, 12/16/1847, p. 19. Senate Journal.
(11) 1st Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office and Classification of Senators, 3/3/1846, p. 60. Drew "second class" (4-year term). Senate Journal.
(12) 1st Legislature - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 2/16/1846, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(13) 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.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, pp. 119-120. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
- KINNEY, HENRY LAWRENCE (1814-1862). Helped found Corpus Christi. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.
- Biographical sketch, p. 167. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
Other Resources
- KINNEY COUNTY named for Henry Lawrence Kinney. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Mentioned in NUECESTOWN, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Mentioned in Ralph A. Wooster, "Membership in the Early Texas Legislatures, 1850-1860," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 69, Number 2. October 1965, pp. 163-173, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- 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.
Photographs
- Photograph. Henry Lawrence Kinney, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature
Committee Information top
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8th R.S. - 1859
Internal Improvement Military Affairs Public Grounds and Public Buildings State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising | ||
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4th R.S. - 1851
Claims and Accounts Engrossed Bills Internal Improvements Militia | ||
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3rd R.S. - 1849
Federal Relations Indian Affairs (Chair) Public Lands Purchase of Northwestern Territory, Governor's Message | ||
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2nd R.S. - 1847
Counties and County Boundaries Indian Affairs Militia Roads, Bridges and Ferries | ||
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1st R.S. - 1846
Joint Rules Military Affairs Printing and Contingent Expenses (Chair) Rules, Select |
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