Samuel Crockett Upshaw

Full Name: Samuel Crockett Upshaw
Date of birth: January 31, 1840
Date of death: June 20, 1901

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	21	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 13, 1891	20th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 21st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Hillsboro / Hill		Ellis, Hill, Johnson

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) 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).
(3) 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).
(4) 20th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/11/1887, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 21
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 20th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 21st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill, Johnson

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Resolutions and Journal entries

27th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 9/30/1901, p. 97. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Samuel Crockett Upshaw, p. 88. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Biographical sketch, Samuel Crockett Upshaw, pp. 172-173. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Captain Samuel Crockett Upshaw. Born 1/31/1840 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, 1892, pp. 473-475, crediting Dallas Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, Company B, 17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, enlistment and muster date 6/1/1861. Confederate States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Company E, Waul's Legion, enlisted 1862, age 22, nativity: Little Rock, Arkansas. Samuel C. Upshaw, U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865; Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 (Civil War Index - Abstracts of Muster Rolls); U.S., Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.
Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, Company B, 17th Mississippi Regiment. Later joined Waul's Legion and served as Captain on the staffs of different commands in the Trans-Mississippi Department. Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, 1892, pp. 473-475, crediting Dallas Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

S.C. Upshaw, birth date 1/31/1840, death date 6/20/1901, burial in Hillsboro City Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill County. Includes biographical sketch. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Capt. Sam C. Upshaw: Death of a Former Citizen of This County in Hillsboro, Texas," Brenham Daily Banner, 6/22/1901, p. 1, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas. "Removing to Hillsboro in 1874 he at once became prominent in local and county affairs and was elected Senator to the Twenty-first Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. S.C. Upshaw, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.C. Upshaw, 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

20th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

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21st R.S. - 1889 Beef Combine ("Kansas committee") Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Privilege and Elections Public Lands Roads and Bridges State Asylums
20th R.S. - 1887 Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 New Capitol, Furnishing Private Land Claims Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands Purchase of Asylum Lund Roads and Bridges (Chair) State Asylum State University at Austin

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