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Henry Kirk White Full Name: Henry Kirk White Date of birth: January 19, 1828 Date of death: June 15, 1896 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 55 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd   Democrat Bryan / Brazos   Brazos, Madison H 73 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 18th (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Lyons Station / Burleson   Burleson, Lee (1) LYONS, TX (BURLESON COUNTY). Current city of Lyons originally known as Lyons Station. No listing for Leon or Leon Station, TX. Handbook of Texas Online. (2) Lyons Station, Burleson County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. (4) Leon Station, Burleson County. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 25th Legislature, R.S., 1/25/1897, pp. 105-106. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Obituary, "Major H.K. White," 6/17/1896, p. 4. Major Henry Kirk White, birth date 6/19/1828 in Sumpter County, Alabama; settled in Grimes County in 1841. "He was twice called to the legislature and served with credit to himself and the state." Bryan Eagle. Biographical sketch, p. 265. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. Other Resources Henry Kirk White, death date 6/15/1896 in Brazos County. Widow's application, Mrs. H.K, White, Bryan, Brazos County, marriage date 9/24/1868 in McLennan County; states Henry Kirk White's command was organized in Grimes County, Texas, and he served 4 years in department stationed in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. No Confederate service identified by Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 2/5/1921. H.K. White, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com. Henry Kirke White on grave marker, birth date 1/19/1828, death date 6/15/1896, burial in Bryan City Cemetery, Bryan, Brazos County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. H.K. White, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Photograph. H.K. White, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H.K. White, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). 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 Agricultural Affairs   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Education   Judicial Districts   18th R.S. - 1883 Agricultural Affairs   Penitentiaries   Public Printing   Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair)

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