Franklin Pierce Alexander
Full Name: Franklin Pierce "Frank" AlexanderDate of birth: September 1, 1853
Date of death: August 25, 1913
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 25 | Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 | 21st (1) (2) | Democrat | Greenville / Hunt | Speaker | Hunt |
| H | 25 | Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (3) | Democrat | Greenville / Hunt | Hunt | |
| H | 25 | Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 | 19th | Democrat | Greenville / Hunt | Hunt |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) 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).
(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).
Terms of Service top
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House District 25
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 Legislatures: 21st (1) (2) Speaker Party: Democrat Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt Counties in district: Hunt |
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House District 25
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 Legislatures: 20th (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt Counties in district: Hunt |
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House District 25
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 Legislatures: 19th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt Counties in district: Hunt |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) 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).
(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).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- ALEXANDER, FRANKLIN PIERCE (1853-1913). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, F.P. Alexander, pp. 5-6. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Frank P. Alexander, pp. 99-101. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Frank P. Alexander, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, pp. 220-222. Born 9/1/1853 in Pickens, South Carolina. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
- 30th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Franklin Pierce Alexander. Photo and biographical sketch. Alexander born "apparently on September 1, 1853, although one source cites the same date in 1855." Death date 8/25/1913. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Other Resources
- Franklin P. Alexander, birth date 9/1/1853, death date 8/25/1913, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Wapanucka, Johnston County, Oklahoma. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "F.P. Alexander Dies," Frederick Weekly Enterprise (Frederick, Oklahoma), 8/29/1913, p. 4. "He was born in one of the Carolinas, moving to Greenville, Texas, when a young man where he married Col. J.C. Bayne's daughter. He was connected with several papers in the Lone Star State, was elected to the legislature and was for a time speaker of the lower house." Newspapers.com.
Photographs
- Photograph. F.P. Alexander, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. F.P. Alexander, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Franklin Pierce Alexander, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). 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
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20th R.S. - 1887
Finance Insurance, Statistics and History (Chair) Internal Improvement New Capitol, Governor's Message (Chair) Public Printing | ||
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19th R.S. - 1885
Insurance and Statistics (Chair) Internal Improvement State Affairs |
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