John McCarty Ackerman
Full Name: John McCarty AckermanDate of birth: May 4, 1857
Date of death: March 30, 1938
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 27 | Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 | 41st | Democrat | Navasota / Grimes | Grimes, Montgomery | |
| H | 54 | Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 | 27th | Democrat | Navasota / Grimes | Grimes |
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House District 27
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 Legislatures: 41st Party: Democrat Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes Counties in district: Grimes, Montgomery |
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House District 54
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 Legislatures: 27th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes Counties in district: Grimes |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/3/1929, p. 14. Houston Post-Dispatch.
- Biographical sketch, John McCarty Ackerman, Volume V, pp. 7-8. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.
- Biographical sketch, John M. Ackerman, pp. 144-146. Native of Albany County, New York; born 5/4/1857. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
Other Resources
- Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
- John McCarty Ackerman, birth date 5/4/1857 in Albany, New York; death date 3/30/1938 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas; retired merchant, widowed, wife Jennie Catherine Brigance. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- John M. Ackerman (1857-1938), burial in Oakland Cemetery, Navasota, Grimes County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "As John McCarty Ackerman, Pioneer Citizen Grew So Did the Thriving City of Navasota," and tribute, "In Retrospect," Navasota Daily Examiner, 4/1/1938, pp. 1-2, crediting Navasota Public Library. "He served two terms in the legislature the early part of this century and again in 1929, and was for many years prominent on the Navasota School Board of Education." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- 27th Legislature (1901) - J.M. Ackerman, postoffice Navasota, nativity New York, age 43 (born circa 1858), merchant, farmer, Democrat.
41st Legislature (1929) - J.M. Ackerman, postoffice Navasota, nativity New York, age 71 (born circa 1858), member of former legislatures: 27th. Texas Legislative Manual. 27th 41st
Photographs
- Photograph. J.M. Ackerman, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.M. Ackerman, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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