Lucius Adolphus Whatley

Full Name: Lucius Adolphus Whatley
Date of birth: September 12, 1838
Date of death: July 4, 1911

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	4	Jan 13, 1891 - Apr 29, 1891	22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Atlanta / Cass	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
H	16	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891	21st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Atlanta / Cass	Cass
H	16	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Atlanta / Cass	Cass

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Henry F. O'Neal, sworn 3/14/1892, succeeded Lucius A. Whatley, resigned 4/29/1891. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following senators had the oath of office administered them by the president pro tem of the senate." Senate Journal.
(4) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(5) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(6) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Senate District 4
Jan 13, 1891 - Apr 29, 1891
Legislatures: 22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Atlanta / Cass
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus

House District 16
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 21st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Atlanta / Cass
Counties in district: Cass

House District 16
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Atlanta / Cass
Counties in district: Cass

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Maj. Whatley Dead From Runaway . . . Former Texas Legislator: Served in House of Representatives and in Senate in Eighties—Also Superintendent of Penitentiary," 7/5/1911, p. 2. Born 9/12/1938 and died 7/4/1911 at age 73. Galveston Daily News.
Biographical sketch, Lucius Adolphus Whatley, pp. 191-192. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Biographical sketch, Lucius Adolphus Whatley, p. 349. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Biographical sketch, Lucius Adolphus Whatley, Superintendent of State Penitentiaries, pp. 126-128. Born 9/12/1838 in Newton County, Georgia, married Emma G. Heard on 1/26/1868. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.

Military Service Notes

Obituary and photo, Lucius Adolphus Whatley, Volume 19, Number 10, October 1911, p. 488. Born 9/12/1838 in Newton County, Georgia, died at Texarkana, Texas on 7/4/1911. Confederate Veteran.
Confederate States Army, 10th Texas Infantry and 19th Texas Calvary. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.

Other Resources

Census records include various first names - Lucius, Lucian, Lucas. FamilySearch.
L.A. Whatley (1838-1911), burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County. Includes obituary and photo from Confederate Veteran, October 1911. Find a Grave.
Luciess A. Whatley, Democrat, merchant, age 50 in 1889, born in Georgia. Legislative Reference Library Card File.

Photographs

Photograph. L.A. Whatley, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.A. Whatley, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

22nd R.S. - 1891 Agricultural Affairs Claims and Accounts Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries Education Finance Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 Labor Military Affairs Mining and Irrigation Penitentiaries Public Lands State Affairs (Chair) State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising Towns, Cities and Corporations
21st R.S. - 1889 Finance General Education Bill (Chair) Internal Improvements Private Land Claims State Affairs (Chair)
20th R.S. - 1887 Commerce and Manufactures Educational Affairs Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvement Judge Frank Willis, Notification of Charges Judiciary No. 2

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