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George Alexander Newton Full Name: George Alexander Newton Date of birth: September 21, 1823 Date of death: December 11, 1907 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 8 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 21st (1) (2)   Democrat Mount Selman / Cherokee   Cherokee H 8 Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 20th (3)   Democrat Mount Selman / Cherokee   Cherokee H 8 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 18th (4) (5)   Democrat Larissa / Cherokee   Cherokee (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). (4) Larissa post office closed in 1905. Handbook of Texas Online. (5) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, birth date 9/21/1822. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Biography, p. 251. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. Other Resources G.A. Newton, birth date 9/21/1823, death date 12/11/1907. Interment, Larissa Cemetery, Cherokee County, Texas. Brenda and David's "Little" Family Site, 2004. George Alex Newton, Democrat, farmer, age 66 in 1889, born in Tennessee. Card File. George Alexander Newton, birth date 9/21/1823 on grave marker, death date 12/11/1907, photos, obituary from "Newspaper Obituaries 1836-1908 Cherokee County, Texas," interment in Larissa Cemetery, Mount Selman, Cherokee County. Find a Grave. Mentioned in Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. Photographs Photograph. George A. Newton, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George A. Newton, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east 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 Informationtop 21st R.S. - 1889 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine   Contingent Expenses   Penitentiaries   Private Land Claims (Chair)  Water Supply   20th R.S. - 1887 Agricultural Affairs   Federal Relations (Chair)  Penitentiaries   Public Building and Grounds   18th R.S. - 1883 Agricultural Affairs   Educational Affairs

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