Joshua Franklin A. Tharp

Full Name: Joshua Franklin A. "Josh" Tharp
Date of birth: May 17, 1869
Date of death: May 12, 1957

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	93	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Gatesville / Coryell	Coryell, Lampasas
H	93	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Gatesville / Coryell	Coryell, Lampasas
H	71	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Pecan Grove / Coryell	Coryell
H	67	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Turnersville / Coryell	Coryell

(1) Josh F.A. Tharp, Pecan Grove, Cory'l [Coryell County]. "Members of the Twenty-Eighth Legislature, House of Representatives," 11/9/1902, p. 24. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Josh F.A. Tharp, Pecan Grove, Coryell County. House Journal.
(3) Pecan Grove, Coryell County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Gatesville. Texas Legislative Manual.
(5) Pecan Grove. Year Book for Texas, Volume II, 1903.

Terms of Service top

House District 93
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gatesville / Coryell
Counties in district: Coryell, Lampasas

House District 93
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gatesville / Coryell
Counties in district: Coryell, Lampasas

House District 71
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecan Grove / Coryell
Counties in district: Coryell

House District 67
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Turnersville / Coryell
Counties in district: Coryell

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's What About the State Capitol," 1/12/1919, p. 7. Houston Post.
Brief biographical sketch, Joshua F.A. Tharp, p. 208. Born 5/17/1869 near Franklin, Georgia. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - Josh F.H. Tharp, Coryell County, age 31, born April 1869 in Georgia, wife Annie born September 1879, mother and father both born in Georgia, farmer, no children listed.
Census of 1920 - J.F.A. Tharp, Coryell County, age 50, born circa 1870 in Georgia, farmer, son Josh, daughter Daisy. FamilySearch. 1900 1920
Josh Franklin Tharp, birth date 5/17/1869 in Texas; death date 5/12/1957 in Gatesville, Coryell County; farmer; informant Daisy Mae Tharp. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Josh F. Tharp, birth date 5/17/1869, death date 5/12/1957, burial in Davidson Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Josh Tharp, 87, Buried Monday," 5/17/1957, p. 10. Josh Franklin Tharp, death date 5/12/1957, age 87, retired farmer, marriage to Annie Mae Arrowood (died 1908). Gatesville Messenger and Star-Forum.
27th Legislature (1901) - Josh Tharp, postoffice Turnersville, nativity Georgia, farmer, age 31 (born circa 1870), Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Josh F.A. Tharp, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Josh F.A. Tharp, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.F.A. Tharp, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Josh Tharp, 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.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Appropriations Constitutional Amendments Public Lands and Buildings Public Printing
34th R.S. - 1915 Constitutional Amendments Reforms in Criminal Procedure Senatorial Districts Stock and Stock Raising
28th R.S. - 1903 Contingent Expenses Finance Penitentiaries Public Lands and Land Office
27th R.S. - 1901 Agricultural Affairs Irrigation Public Lands and Land Office Representative Districts Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Lunatic Asylum, Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Blind Asylum, and Deaf and Dumb Asylum for Colored Youths

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