John Sayles
Full Name: John SaylesDate of birth: March 9, 1825
Date of death: May 22, 1897
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 49 | Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th (1) | Brenham / Washington | Washington |
(1) Included "[a]mong 1855 legislators that this writer has positively identified as Know Nothings." The party was active in Texas at the state level between 1855 and 1857. "An Analysis of the Texas Know Nothings," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 3, January 1967, pp. 414, 416-417, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 49
Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 Legislatures: 6th (1) Home City/County: Brenham / Washington Counties in district: Washington |
(1) Included "[a]mong 1855 legislators that this writer has positively identified as Know Nothings." The party was active in Texas at the state level between 1855 and 1857. "An Analysis of the Texas Know Nothings," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 3, January 1967, pp. 414, 416-417, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- SAYLES, JOHN (1825-1897). Handbook of Texas Online.
- "Who Is...John Sayles?," Points of Interest blog, 10/31/2017. Legislative Reference Library.
Military Service Notes
- John Sayles, birth date 3/9/1825, death date 3/22/1897 in biographical sketch and 5/22/1897 on headstone. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
- Texas State Troops, Colonel, 4th Infantry Regiment; Texas State Troops, Brigadier General, Brigade No. 23. Biographical sketch and portrait, pp. 23, 59, 110, Plate No. 64. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.
Other Resources
- John Sayles, birth date 3/9/1825, death date 5/22/1897, burial in Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "Death of General Sayles: At the Age of Three-Score and Ten He Passes Away Suddenly at Abilene," Brenham Daily Banner, 5/23/1897, p. 3, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. John Sayles, Texas Jurists Collection
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