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George Bush Stevenson Full Name: George Bush Stevenson Other surnames: Stephenson Date of birth: August 10, 1830 Date of death: June 23, 1897 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 80 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 21st (1) (2) (3)   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Tom Green (1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (2) G.B. Stevenson of El Paso. House Journal. (3) George B. Stephenson. 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).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches "Resolutions of Respect," from Vacaville, California, Reporter, 9/25/1897, p. 4. George Bush Stevenson. El Paso Herald. Obituary, "Col. Stevenson Dead," 6/24/1897, p. 1. Col. George B. Stevenson, birth date 8/10/1830, death date 6/23/1897. "In 1881 he removed to Texas, and for some years has resided in this city, and a few years ago represented this district in the legislature." El Paso Herald. Portrait and biographical sketch, George Bush Stevenson, referred to as Colonel Stevenson, pp. 296-301. Born 8/10/1830 in Woodford County, Kentucky. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Other Resources George Bush Stevenson, Democrat, farmer, age 58 in 1889, born in Kentucky. Card File. George Bushrod Stevenson, burial in Concordia Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. G.B. Stevenson, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 21st R.S. - 1889 Insurance, Statistics and History   Irrigation   Mining and Minerals   Quarantine Station at Galveston, Investigate   State Affairs   Stock and Stockraising

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