Thomas A. Blair
Full Name: Thomas A. BlairDate of birth: August 6, 1840
Date of death: 1900
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 85 | Jan 15, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (1) (2) | Democrat | Oakville / Live Oak | Bee, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio |
(1) Not present 1/11/1887 for organization of the House. Sworn 1/15/1887, p. 50. House Journal.
(2) 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).
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House District 85
Jan 15, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 Legislatures: 20th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Oakville / Live Oak Counties in district: Bee, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio |
(1) Not present 1/11/1887 for organization of the House. Sworn 1/15/1887, p. 50. House Journal.
(2) 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
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Thomas A. Blair, pp. 110-111. Born 8/6/1840 in Victoria County, Texas, married Mattie Platt of Louisiana, one son. Lawyer, county attorney of Refugio county in 1876. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, Company B, 1st Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Yager's) (1st Mounted Rifles). Thomas A. Blair, U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; T.A. Blair, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas, 1861, p. 7. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, Company B, 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment. FamilySearch United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865.
- Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, Company B, 1st Texas Cavalry, under Colonel Buchel. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Other Resources
- Thomas A. Blair (1841-1900), residence in Victoria County (1850), Calhoun County (1870), and Bee County (1880). Marriage to Martha "Mattie" Estelle Platt in 1866, sons Dudley Thomas Blair and Samuel Alfred Blair. Borowiak Family Tree_2011-12-19; Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1718-1925.. Ancestry.com.
- Census of 1850 - Thomas Blair, Victoria County, age 10, born circa 1840 in Texas, son of W.C. and Susan M. Blair.
Census of 1870 - Thomas Blair, Calhoun County, age 28, born circa 1842 in Texas, wife Mattie E., son Thomas D.
Census of 1880 - T.A. Blair, Bee County, age 39, born circa 1841 in Texas, lawyer, wife M.E., son T.D.
Census of 1900 - Mattie E. Blair, Live Oak County, age 55, widowed, born August 1845 in Mississippi, sons Dudly T. and Alfred S. FamilySearch. 1850 1870 1880 1900 - T.A. Blair and Mattie E. Platt, parents of Dudley Thomas Blair, birth date 7/6/1867 in Texas, death date 7/10/1932 in San Antonio, Bexar County. Mattie Estelle Blair, birth date 8/19/1845 in Woodville, Mississippi, death date 9/16/1926 in Three Rivers, Live Oak County, Texas, widowed (enumerated on 6/11/1900). FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Dudley Thomas Blair Mattie Estelle Blair
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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20th R.S. - 1887
Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine Finance Judiciary No. 2 Stock and Stock Raising |
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