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Joseph Peter Full Name: Joseph "Joe" Peter, Jr. Date of birth: January 18, 1846 Date of death: March 26, 1924 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 45 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd (1)   Democrat Dubina / Fayette   Fayette H 70 Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 22nd (2)   Democrat Dubina / Fayette   Fayette (1) Joe Peter, p. 39. Texas Legislative Manual. (2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Joseph Peter, Jr., died 1924, Biography and family group sheet. Moravian Connection, 2004. Portrait and biographical sketch, Joseph Peter, pp. 308-309. Born 2/2/1846 in Moravia. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892. Biographical sketch, Josef Peter, pp. 2-3. Born 1/18/1846 in Ticha, Moravia. "(Some accounts mistakenly give his birthday as February 2, 1845.)" Died 3/26/1924 and buried in Dubina, Texas. "Texas Czech Immigrant Legislators," 2000. Robert Janak, Texas Czech History Articles and Photos. Other Resources Joseph Peter, burial in Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery, Dubina, Fayette County. Find a Grave. Mentioned in DUBINA, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online. Mentioned in Story of Dubina, Lavaca County, Texas, 2004. Photographs Photograph. Joe Peter, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Photograph. Joe Peter, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Joseph Peter, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). 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. Committee Informationtop 23rd R.S. - 1893 Claims and Accounts   Labor   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   22nd R.S. - 1891 Agricultural Affairs   Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examination of   Mining and Minerals   Privileges and Elections

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