Walter Ripetoe
Full Name: Walter RipetoeOther surnames: Ripetoe, Rippetoe, Riptoe, Ripton
Date of birth: March 30, 1838
Date of death: August 15, 1886
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 4 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 11, 1881 | 15th (2) 16th (1) | Republican | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison |
(1) Republican, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) 15th Legislature - All Senators except District 7 listed in roll call as Senators elect, oath of office administered, 4/18/1876, p. 1; Drawing of Senatorial Terms, 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "long term" (four years). Senate Journal. April 14, 1876 April 27, 1876
Biographical Notes and Resources top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 81, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Walter E. Ripton (Ripetoe/Riptoe). Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas, 2002.
- Biographical sketch,"Senator from Harrison county, the Fourth District, a colored man named Roberts [sic], a farmer," in "The State Capital: extending the international railroad to Austin - personal notices of Senators elect," 2/27/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
- Biographical sketch, "Proud legacy: Family's legislative heritage discovered in aging trunks," 2/28/2010, p. 9. "Rippetoe died on August 15, 1886." Marshall News Messenger.
- Biographical sketch, Walter Ripetoe, p. 10. "In politics Mr. Ripetoe is a Republican." Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
- Biographical sketch, Walter Rippetoe, p. 240. "Elected to the Senate as a Republican." Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- Biographical sketch, p. 59. Birth year 1838, Appendix D. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.
Other Resources
- Representative's real name Walter Ripton, "The roots of Texas' black lawmakers," 3/18/1996. Austin American-Statesman.
- Census of 1870 - Walter Reptoe, Marshall, Harrison County, age 40, born circa 1830 in Alabama, alderman, in household with Lydda Reptoe. FamilySearch.
- Photo, mentioned in Minority Civil Rights and the Texas Legislature, 2018.
- Walter Ripetoe, Republican state senator, teacher, pp. 313-314, 319, 353. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983.
- Roster lists name W. Ripetoe; bio lists name Walter Rippetoe. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Photographs
- Photograph. W. Ripton, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Walter E. Ripton (Ripetoe/Riptoe), State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 15th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate Sergeant-at-arms office, west wall. 2E.10A). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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