Thomas Slater Smith
Full Name: Thomas Slater SmithDate of birth: July 7, 1856
Date of death: March 15, 1901
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 75 | Jan 8, 1895 - Oct 21, 1896 | 24th (1) | Democrat | Hillsboro / Hill | Speaker | Hill |
| H | 75 | Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd | Democrat | Hillsboro / Hill | Hill |
(1) Thomas S. Smith resigned 10/21/1896. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 75
Jan 8, 1895 - Oct 21, 1896 Legislatures: 24th (1) Speaker Party: Democrat Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill Counties in district: Hill |
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House District 75
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 Legislatures: 23rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill Counties in district: Hill |
(1) Thomas S. Smith resigned 10/21/1896. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Resolutions and Journal entries
- Message from Governor Joseph D. Sayers on the death of Attorney General Thomas S. Smith, resolution of condolence, page sacred to the memory of Thomas S. Smith, deceased, late Attorney General, House Concurrent Resolution No. 23, and committee appointed on the part of the House to attend the funeral, 3/15/1901, pp. 741-745. House Journal.
- 27th Legislature, R.S., HCR 23, Lamenting the death of Attorney General T.S. Smith, and providing for a joint committee to attend the funeral. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Message from Governor Joseph D. Sayers on the death of Attorney General Thomas S. Smith, consideration of HCR 23 and remarks of Senator Odell, committee appointed on the part of the Senate to attend the funeral, adjournment, and page sacred to the memory of Thomas S. Smith, late Attorney General, House Concurrent Resolution No. 23, 3/15/1901, pp. 422-424. Senate Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- SMITH, THOMAS SLATER (1856-1901). Birth date 7/6/1856, death date 3/15/1901. Handbook of Texas Online.
- 33rd Speaker of the House of Representatives: Thomas Slater Smith. Photo and biographical sketch. Birth date 7/7/1856, death date 3/15/1901. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Other Resources
- Thomas Slater Smith, Attorney General of Texas (1856-1901), burial in Hillsboro City Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill County. Find a Grave.
- "Laid to Rest," "Legislature Adjourned: Out of Respect to the Memory of the Late Attorney General," and obituary, Attorney General Thomas S. Smith, "Smith Succumbs," The Lampasas Leader, 3/22/1901, pp. 2, 3, 8, crediting Lampasas Public Library. Born 7/6/1856 in Cherokee County, Mississippi. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, T.S. Smith. Born 7/6/1856 in Cherokee County, Mississippi. Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, 1892, pp. 492-493, crediting Dallas Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. T.S. Smith, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. T.S. Smith, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. T.S. Smith, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Thomas Slater Smith, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
- Photograph. Thomas S. Smith, Texas Jurists Collection
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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