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Augustus Weyman Houston
Full Name: Augustus Weyman Houston
Date of birth: August 3, 1850
Date of death: February 21, 1915
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
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Counties in District |
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28
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Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 11, 1887
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18th
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
19th
(1)
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Democrat
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San Antonio / Bexar
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Senate President Pro Tempore (18th)
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Bandera, Bexar, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Tom Green
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30
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Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883
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16th
(8)
(9)
(10)
17th
(6)
(7)
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Democrat
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San Antonio / Bexar
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Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Tom Green
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(1)
Democrat, p. 163.
Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885.
(2)
18th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/9/1883, Regular Session.
Senate Journal.
(3)
Democrat.
Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(4)
18th Legislature, 1/10/1883, p. 1, All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office; pp. 5-6, Resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes: Drew term of 4 years.
Senate Journal.
(5)
Democrat.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
(6)
Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2.
Galveston Daily News.
(7)
Democrat.
Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(8)
Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
(9)
16th Legislature - 1/14/1879, p. 1. Listed as one of the "newly elected senators, approached the president's desk and took the oath of office prescribed by the constitution."
Senate Journal.
(10)
Democrat.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
34th Legislature, R.S., 2/22/1915, p. 497.
Resolutions - Memorial.
34th Legislature, R.S., 2/22/1915, p. 603.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical sketch, Hon. Augustus Weyman Houston, pp. 418-419.
Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
Biographical sketch.
Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Biography, p. 250.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Biography, Augustus Weyman Houston, p. 246.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
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Other Resources |
Account of altercation on the floor of the Senate between Senators Davis and Houston, "Statesman Enraged: a Stormy Scene in the Senate Chamber," 5/15/1885, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
Obituary, "Great Texan Passed to His Reward: Augustus Weyman Houston, Past Grand Master of Texas Masons, Dies," Saturday, 2/27/1915, p. 1.
Kerrville Mountain Sun.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Augustus W. Houston, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Augustus W. Houston, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Augustus W. Houston, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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