Edward Daniel Linn
Full Name: Edward Daniel "Ed" LinnDate of birth: December 18, 1848
Date of death: January 27, 1898
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 22 | Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 27, 1898 | 25th | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson | |
| H | 87 | Jan 13, 1885 - Nov 16, 1885 | 19th (1) | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Aransas, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria | |
| H | 58 | Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (2) (3) | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria | |
| H | 58 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (4) | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria | |
| H | 24 | Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 | 14th | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Linn resigned 11/16/1885. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 25th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Victoria / Victoria
- Counties in district:
- Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson
- Legislatures:
- 19th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Victoria / Victoria
- Counties in district:
- Aransas, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria
- Legislatures:
- 16th (4)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Victoria / Victoria
- Counties in district:
- Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria
- Legislatures:
- 14th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Victoria / Victoria
- Counties in district:
- Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria
Terms of service notes
(1) Linn resigned 11/16/1885. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Biographical Information
- 26th Legislature, R.S., 1/30/1899, p. 118. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 26th Legislature, R.S., 1/30/1899, p. 184. "The House of Representatives have heard with profound sorrow of the death of Hon. Ed. Linn." Resolutions - Memorial.
- JOHN JOSEPH LINN (1798-1885) served in Second and Third congresses of the Republic of Texas, 1837-1839. Relatives: John Joseph Linn - father; Edward Daniel Linn - son. Handbook of Texas Online.
- LINN, EDWARD DANIEL (1848-1898). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, E.D. Linn, pp. 39-40. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
- Biographical sketch, Edward D. Linn, pp. 28-30. Born 12/18/1848 in Victoria. Father John J. Linn. Brother William F. Linn was engrossing clerk in the Senate in the 25th "and previous Texas legislatures." Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
- Mentioned in VICTORIA ADVOCATE. Handbook of Texas Online.
- 25th Legislature (1897) - E.D. Linn, postoffice Victoria, county Victoria, nativity Texas, editor, Democrat, served in former sessions: 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 19th House. Texas Legislative Manual.
- Biographal sketch, p. 267. "Elected to the Fifteenth Legislature to fill a vacancy." Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- Photograph. E.D. Linn, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. E.D. Linn, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. E.D. Linn, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. E.D. Linn, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west 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.
- 19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information
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- Funeral of General William Steele
- Memorial Resolutions for Hons. J.P. Ayres, J.B. Davis, and George Meriwether, Members of the Eighteenth Legislature
- Revenue and Taxation (Chair)
Joint Committees
- Laying the Cornerstone of the New Capitol (Co-Chair)
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- Constitutional Amendments
- Engrossed Bills (Chair)
- Finance
- Penal Code, Select
- Printing
- Privileges and Elections
- Public Debt
- Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas
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