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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	7	Jan 8, 1889 - Jul 9, 1890	21st (1) (2) (3) (4)	Democrat	Rusk / Cherokee		Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Morris resigned 7/9/1890. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, Robert H. Morris, pp. 204-206. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
• Portrait and biographical sketch, Robert H. Morris, pp. 584-586. Born 1846 in Gadsden, Florida. Lawyer and former county attorney, county judge, and district attorney of Nacogdoches County; afterward moved to Cherokee County and married Miss Norman. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
• Biographical sketch, p. 389. Born in 1846. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Other Resources

• Robert H. Morris, marriage to Sallie L. Norman 3/12/1885 in Cherokee County.
  Robert Henry Morris and Sarah Lee Norman, parents of Robert Henry Morris (birth date 2/26/1886 in Rusk, Cherokee County) and Sarah Curtis Morris (birth date 10/24/1894 in Rusk, Cherokee County, father's birthplace Gadsden County, Florida, born circa 1848). FamilySearch. Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (1) Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (2) Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
• Robert H. Morris, birth date 8/8/1846, death date 10/2/1896, burial in Troup City Cemetery, Troup, Smith County. Find a Grave.
• Death notice, Judge R.H. Morris, The Galveston Daily News, 10/9/1896, p. 1, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Dateline Nacogdoches, Oct. 7. "He died at Troupe, but for many years past he resided in Cherokee county, where he was elected to the state senate one term. Formerly he resided in Nacogdoches county and was county judge." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

• Photograph. R.H. Morris, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

21st R.S. - 1889 Commerce and Manufacture   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Counties and County Boundaries   Enrolled Bills   Insurance and Statistics   Judicial Department   Judiciary No. 1   Judiciary No. 2   Memorial of John M. Swisher   Mining, Geology and Irrigation   Penitentiaries   Private Land Claims   Privilege and Elections   Public Printing   Retrenchment and Reform   State Affairs   Treasurer and Comptroller's Offices (Chair)