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John Boyle Hemphill
Full Name: John Boyle Hemphill, Jr.
Date of birth: April 17, 1858
Date of death: April 4, 1949
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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39
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Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
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28th
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Democrat
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Avalon / Ellis
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Ellis
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68
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Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
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27th
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Democrat
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Avalon / Ellis
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Ellis
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(1)
Avalon, Ellis County. "Members of the Twenty-Eighth Legislature, House of Representatives," 11/9/1902, p. 24.
Galveston Daily News.
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AVALON, TEXAS (Ellis County). "Avalon is an agricultural community located at State Highway 34 and Farm Road 55 about fourteen miles southeast of Waxahachie in southern Ellis County."
Handbook of Texas Online.
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Ennis, Ellis County.
House Journal.
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Ennis, Ellis County.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Ennis.
Year Book for Texas, Volume II, 1903.
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Avalon, Ellis County.
House Journal.
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Avalon, Ellis County.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Avalon.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Biographical Sketches |
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Biographical sketch, John B. Hemphill, pp. 105-106. Born 4/17/1858 in Kosciusko, Mississippi.
The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
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Photo in composite of Supreme Court justices, p. 14, description of work as judge and frontier attorney, pp. 15, 26-27.
Austin Lawyers: A Legacy of Leadership and Service, 2005.
Census of 1900 - John Hemphill, Ellis County, age 42, birth date April 1858 in Mississippi, lawyer, spouse Maggie, daughters Lula, Vera, and Allen, son Grady.
Census of 1910 - John B. Hemphill, Ellis County, age 52, born in Mississippi, lawyer, spouse Estel, daughters Lucile, Vera, and Allie.
John Boyle Hemphill in birth records for son Grady Hemphill and daughter Allie Mae Hemphill.
FamilySearch. 1900
1910
Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (1)
Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (2)
John B. Hemphill, birth date 4/17/1857, death date 4/4/1949, burial in Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur, Murray County. Father J.B. Hemphill buried in Italy, Ellis County, Texas.
Find a Grave. J.B. Hemphill
John B. Hemphill
Obituary, J.B. Hemphill, Sulphur Times-Democrat, Sulphur, Murray County, Oklahoma, Thursday, 4/7/1949. Birth date 4/17/1858, death date Monday, 4/4/1949. "He received his early education in Mississippi then moved to Lavaca County, Texas (blurred print) admitted to the bar. He moved to Ellis County where he practiced law for many years and presented the county in the state legislature for two terms."
Genealogy.com, 2004.
28th Legislature (1903) - J.B. Hemphill, postoffice Avalon, nativity Mississippi, age 48 (born circa 1855), lawyer, Democrat.
Texas Legislative Manual.
"Death of Mrs. Hemphill," 7/16/1902, p. 1. Obituary of Mrs. Maggie Hemphill, death date 7/15/1902 "at the family home near Avalon," wife of Representative J.B. Hemphill.
Waxahachie Daily Light.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
J.B. Hemphill, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
J.B. Hemphill, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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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.
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