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John Wilson Porter

Full Name: John Wilson Porter
Date of birth: September 18, 1836
Date of death: February 17, 1919

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 48 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 25th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)   Democrat Hix / Burleson   Burleson, Lee, Washington

(1) HIX, TEXAS. "Hix is on the west bank of the Brazos River near Farm Road 2000 eleven miles northeast of Caldwell in far northeastern Burleson County . . . A second post office, called Hix, operated at the town from 1894 until 1909, when the mail was routed through Gause." Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Burleson County. House Journal.
(3) Hix, Lee County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Lee County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(5) Hix. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

Photographs

  • Photograph. J.W. Porter, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

25th R.S. - 1897
Agricultural Affairs  
Claims and Accounts  
Labor  
State Asylums  

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