Jonathan Payne

Full Name: Jonathan Payne
Date of birth: February 19, 1829
Date of death: August 1, 1894

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	87	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Goliad / Goliad		Aransas, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria
H	24	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th	Democrat	Goliad / Goliad		Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria

(1) Democrat. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
(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 87
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Goliad / Goliad
Counties in district: Aransas, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria

House District 24
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874
Legislatures: 13th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Goliad / Goliad
Counties in district: Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch included in the "Payne Family" chapter, pp. 144-147. The Bromwell Genealogy: Including Descendants of William Bromwell and Beulah Hall. . ., 1910.
PAYNE, JONATHAN (1829-1894). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Jonathan Payne, p. 166. Born 2/19/1829 in Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.

Military Service Notes

"He is a Democrat, and was a soldier in the late war between the States, serving for a time in the Thirty-second Regiment, Texas Cavalry, commanded by Colonel P.C. Woods." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Confederate States Army, 36th Texas Cavalry Regiment (also called the 32nd Texas Cavalry Regiment), Colonel Peter C. Woods. "The 36th (Woods') Texas Cavalry Regiment was organized late in 1863 . . . The 36th Texas Cavalry Regiment was often referred to as the 32nd Texas Cavalry Regiment." Roster of Texas Confederate Cavalry Regiments, Battalions and Other Units, pp. 28-29; note 221, p. 122. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.

Other Resources

Jonathan Payne, birth date 2/19/1829 in Corydon, Indiana; death date 8/17/1894 in Lampasas, Texas; portrait; burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Goliad, Goliad County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J.E. Payne, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Photograph. J.E. Payne, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
13th session composite photo of Senate and 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.
Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.

Committee Information top

20th R.S. - 1887 Claims and Accounts Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine Finance Internal Improvement (Chair) Judiciary No. 1
13th R.S. - 1873 Communication from the Governor Contingent Expenses of 13th Legislature, Examine Accounts Enrolled Bills Finance Impeachment Managers, John G. Scott, Judge of the Tenth Judicial District Internal Improvements Judge T.C. Barden, 16th Judicial Court (Co-Chair) Judiciary No. 1 Redistricting Superintendent of Public Schools Tax Laws, Laws Regulating Fees of Office, and Costs Arising in Judicial Proceedings (Chair)

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