Samuel Houston Hargis
Full Name: Samuel Houston "Sam" HargisOther surnames: Hargiss
Date of birth: August 8, 1842
Date of death: January 11, 1934
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 30 | Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (1) | Democrat | Gainesville / Cooke | Cooke |
(1) 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 30
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 Legislatures: 20th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Gainesville / Cooke Counties in district: Cooke |
(1) 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
- Biographical sketch, S.H. Hargis, p. 136. Born 8/8/1842 in Nacogdoches County, married Nancy C. Price. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
- Biographical sketch, Sam Houston Hargis, Volume IV, p. 1428. Born 8/8/1842 in the Republic of Texas near Melrose in Nacogdoches County, married Nancy E. Price. Member of the Texas Legislature in 1886-1887 under Governor Ross; elected to the Oklahoma Legislature in 1914 (Fifth Legislature). "When Captain Hargis was born [Gen. Sam] Houston requested that he be christened Sam Houston, in return for which the eminent Texan agreed to present his namesake, when he reached his majority, with a league of land." A Standard History of Oklahoma, 1916.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company D, 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles. Sam H. Hargis, birth date 8/8/1842, death date 1/11/1934, photo, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma. Find a Grave.
- Confederate States Army. "During the late civil war, he served in Colonel McIntosh's regiment of Mounted Rifles; volunteered fourth day of July, 1861, in Benton county, Arkansas, in Company G of the aforesaid regiment. He served variously under Generals McCulloch, Beauregard, Bragg, Johnston, and Hood . . . " Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Other Resources
- Sam Houston Hargis, birth date 8/8/1842, death date 1/11/1933, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Carter County, Oklahoma. Hill, Felts, Cloyd, Seawell, Peebles, Trice family tree. Ancestry.com.
- Samuel Houston Hargis, birth date 8/8/1842, death date 1/11/1933, burial in Confederate Cemetery, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma. Biographical information and family group sheet. Hargis Genealogical Web Site, 2004.
- Death notice, Sam H. Hargis, "Funeral Services Are Held for Confederate Veteran," The Ardmore Democrat (Ardmore, Oklahoma), p. 6. Death date Thursday, 1/11/1934. Member of Company D, 2nd Arkansas Mounted Riflemen. Newspapers.com.
- Sam H. Hargis, death date 1/11/1934 in Carter County, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State Vital Records Index, 2016.
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
Engrossed Bills Judiciary No. 1 Penitentiaries State Lunatic Asylum, Charges Against Management and Condition of Female Inmates |
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