Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	76	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Lampasas / Lampasas		Burnet, Lampasas
H	67	Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879	15th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Lampasas / Lampasas		Lampasas, Williamson

(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).
(2) "Served as a democratic member of the Fifteenth Legislature," p. 162. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
(3) "In politics he is a Democrat, but ran as an independent candidate. . .," p. 136. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Alexander Jesse Northington, Volume 1, p. 208. Daughters of the Republic of Texas, 1995.
Biographical sketch, A.J. Northington, p. 162. Born 8/1/1840 in Lamar County. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Biographical sketch, Alex. J. Northington, pp. 135-136. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Private, Company A, 18th Texas Cavalry, "possibly buried" in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lampasas County, Texas (1840-1905). Alexander J. Northington, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865.
Private, Williamson County Company, 27th Brigade, Texas Militia, enlistment date 1/15/1861, commanding officer Captain John W. Mullins. Alex J. Northington, Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900. Ancestry.com.
MORGAN’S TEXAS CAVALRY BATTALION. 18th Texas Cavalry, "Company A, under Edward H. Vontress, came from Williamson County." Handbook of Texas Online.
Confederate States Army, Morgan's Battalion, Trans-Mississippi Department. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.

Other Resources

A.J. Northington, death date 2/22/1905 in Lampasas, Lampasas County, age 95. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Alex. J. Northington, birth date 8/1/1840, death date 2/21/1905, burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lampasas, Lampasas County. Includes reprints of obituaries in The Lampasas Leader. Find a Grave.
Text of historical marker at site of A.J. Northington House, 803 S. Live Oak, Lampasas. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).

Photographs

Photograph. A.J. Northington, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

20th R.S. - 1887 Agricultural Affairs Constitutional Amendments Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)
15th R.S. - 1876 Commerce and Manufactures Indian Affairs Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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