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Astyanax M. Douglass Full Name: Astyanax M. Douglass Other surnames: Douglas Date of birth: September 10, 1838 Date of death: March 1, 1908 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 10 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th (1) (2)   Democrat Covington / Hill   Ellis, Hill, Johnson S 10 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd (3)   Democrat Covington / Hill   Ellis, Hill, Johnson H 56 Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 16th (4)   Democrat Covington / Hill   Hill H 56 Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 15th (5)   Democrat Covington / Hill   Hill H 23 Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 14th   Democrat Covington / Hill   Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Haskell, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton, Young (1) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. (2) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (3) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893 (4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. (5) Mentioned in "The news from Austin . . . Resignations of Representative Barziza and four others accepted after critical debate . . . Hunter restored to his seat . . . Other resignations not improbable," Thursday, 8/3/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 28th Legislature (1903), p. 1 - lists name as A.M. Douglas of Hill county, District No. 10. Senate Journal. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, "Lawmakers of Texas: Something about Men Who Left Records at Austin: Cranford, Bowser, Simpson, Atlee, Imboden, Steele, Greer and Douglass. Their Personal and Political Points," 8/27/1893, p. 13. Galveston Daily News. DOUGLASS, ASTYANAX M. (1838-1908). "State representative"; notes one of Astyanax M. Douglass' five sons "would later serve as a Texas senator during the Twenty-third and Twenty-eighth legislatures." Buried in Covington Cemetery. Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch, Astyanax M. Douglas, M.D., pp. 638-640; election results 11/5/1878 and 11/7/1882, [sic]. Lewis Publishing Company. A Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, 1892, crediting the Dallas Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Biography, pp. 124-125. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876. Biography, Astyanax M. Douglass, p. 267. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. Other Resources Dr. Astyanax M Douglass, birth date 9/10/1838, death date 3/1/1908, portrait, interment in Covington Cemetery, Covington, Hill County. Find a Grave. 28th Legislature (1903) - A.M. Douglass, Covington, Hill County, nativity Tennessee, age 64 (born circa 1839), physician, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. Saturday 1/23/1904, p. 6, "Mrs. Lottie Douglass, wife of State Senator Douglass, dropped dead at Covington." Victoria Advocate. Photographs Photograph. A.M. Douglass, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.M. Douglass, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.M. Douglass, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.M. Douglass, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. 15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 28th R.S. - 1903 Agricultural Affairs   Investigate the fairness of the meeting of senators to determine by drawing of lots the lengths of their terms (Chair)  Labor   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Health (Chair)  Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Affairs   State Asylums   23rd R.S. - 1893 Agricultural Affairs   Finance   Insurance, Statistics and History   Internal Improvements   North Texas Insane Asylum, Joint Committee to visit the   Penitentiaries   Public Health (Chair)  Roads and Bridges   State Affairs   State Asylums (Chair)  Stock and Stockraising   16th R.S. - 1879 Agricultural and Mechanical College, Visit   Assessment and Collection of Taxes   Contingent Expenses   Counties and County Boundaries   Education   Internal Improvements   Printing   Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas   Public Lands and Land Office (Chair)  15th R.S. - 1876 Contingent Expenses   Counties and County Boundaries   Private Land Claims   Public Health, Vital Statistics, and History of Texas   Public Lands and Land Office (Chair)  State Asylums   14th R.S. - 1874 Indian Affairs   Printing and Contingent Expenses   Private Land Claims   Public Lands and Land Office   Sanitary Legislation

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