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Augustus W. Houston Full Name: Augustus Weyman Houston Date of birth: August 3, 1850 Date of death: February 21, 1915 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 28 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 11, 1887 19th   18th (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar Senate President Pro Tempore (18th)   Bandera, Bexar, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Tom Green S 30 Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883 17th (5)   16th (6) (7)   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Tom Green (1) Elected as a democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. (2) 18th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/9/1883, Regular Session. Senate Journal. (3) Party affiliation listed as 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) Included on roster of members of the 17th Legislature as a democrat, p. 1, 11/17/1880. Galveston Daily News. (6) Elected as a democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. (7) 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.   Biographical Notes and Resources top 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. 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. 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. 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 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. Committee Informationtop 19th R.S. - 1885 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Education   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1 (Chair)  Public Health   Rules   18th R.S. - 1883 Constitutional Amendments   Education   Frontier Protection (Chair)  Insurance, Statistics and History   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Penitentiaries   Public Health   Public Lands   Reception for Distinguished Mexican Visitors, Including Ex-President Porfirio Diaz   Rules   Stock and Stockraising   17th R.S. - 1881 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Educational Affairs   Frontier Protection   Insurance, Statistics and History of Texas   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 2   Memorial Resolutions   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Lands   Revision of Rules   Senatorial and Representative Districts   Senatorial and Representative Districts, Apportionment   State Affairs   16th R.S. - 1879 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Counties and County Boundaries   District Judges   Educational Affairs   Federal Relations   Funeral and Remains of the Late Honorable Gustave Schleicher   Galveston News   General Land Office   Governor's Mansion (Chair)  Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 2   Penitentiary   Public Debt   Public Lands   Revision of Code   State Affairs (Chair)

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