Joseph Wilson Baines
Full Name: Joseph Wilson BainesDate of birth: January 24, 1846
Date of death: November 18, 1906
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 89 | Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 | 28th | Democrat | Blanco / Blanco | Blanco, Gillespie, Llano |
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House District 89
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 Legislatures: 28th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Blanco / Blanco Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Llano |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 59th Legislature, R.S., HCR 171. Accepting the portrait of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., father of President Lyndon B. Johnson and expressing appreciation to those who commissioned the portrait. Mentions Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr.'s wife's father, Joseph Wilson Baines, "Secretary of the State of Texas and a Member of the House of Representatives." Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- BAINES, JOSEPH WILSON (1846-1906). Former Texas Secretary of State and grandfather of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Joseph W. Baines, p. 70. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
- Joseph Wilson Baines, p. 145. Stambaugh, J. Lee, b. 1889; Stambaugh, Lillian J., b. 1888 & Carroll, H. Bailey. A History of Collin County, Texas, 1958. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Joseph Wilson Baines. Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: J. W. and Ruth Baines House], 2003, crediting Texas Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, p. 235. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company of Cadets under Captain Randle. Joseph Wilson Baines, widow Mrs. Ruth A. Baines, marriage date 9/12/1869 in Collin County, death date 11/18/1906 in Gillespie County. Pension File No. 39145, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
Other Resources
- Joseph W. Baines, birth date 1/24/1846, death date 11/18/1906, burial in City Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County. Includes portrait and historical marker photo. Find a Grave.
- Historical markers, Home County of Pioneer Leader Joseph Wilson Baines, Johnson City vicinity, Blanco County; and J.W. and Ruth Baines House, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission). Home County of Pioneer Leader Joseph Wilson Baines J.W. and Ruth Baines House
Photographs
- Photograph. J.W. Baines, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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28th R.S. - 1903
Education Internal Improvements Mining and Minerals (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Revenue and Taxation |
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