Charles Everett Gass
Full Name: Charles Everett GassDate of birth: 1855
Date of death: 1892
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 63 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 22, 1883 | 18th (1) | Democrat | Gatesville / Coryell | Coryell, Hamilton |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Cotton unseated Charles E. Gass in election contest 1/22/1883, sworn the same day. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 18th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Gatesville / Coryell
- Counties in district:
- Coryell, Hamilton
Terms of service notes
(1) Cotton unseated Charles E. Gass in election contest 1/22/1883, sworn the same day. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Biographical Information
- 18th Legislature - "Resolved, That C.W. Cotton has been duly elected Representative to the Eighteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, from the Sixty-third Representative district, and is entitled to the seat in said Legislature now held by C.E.Gass," 1/22/1883, pp. 57-58. House Journal.
- Charles Everett Gass (1855-1892), born in South Carolina, burial in Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas. Marriage 1883 to Martha "Mattie" Phillips Scott and birth of children 1884-1890 in Coryell County. Robin's Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
- C.E. Gass, marriage to Mattie Scott 7/26/1881 in Coryell County; tax assessments in Coryell County 1888 and 1891.
Charles Everett/Evett Gass and Mattie Phillys/Martha Scott, parents of Marie Ermine Gass, born 4/4/1884 in Coryell County, and Conrad Coke Gass, born 11/26/1886 in Coryell County. FamilySearch. Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (1) Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (2) Texas Marriages, 1837-1973 Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 (1888) Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 (1891) - C.E. Gass (1855-1892), burial in Gatesville City Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County. Find a Grave.
- Notice of contested election, Weekly Democratic Statesman, 1/11/1883, p. 4. "C.W. Cotton of Hamilton county vs. Charles E. Gass of Coryell, upon alleged irregular returns." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- No listing for Charles Gass. Texas Legislative Manual.
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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