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Leonidas Jefferson Storey Full Name: Leonidas Jefferson Storey Date of birth: October 6, 1834 Date of death: March 28, 1909 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 31 Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 11, 1881 16th (1) (2)   15th (3)   Democrat Lockhart / Caldwell Senate President Pro Tempore (16th)   Blanco, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays, Llano, McCulloch, San Saba H 27 Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 14th   Democrat Lockhart / Caldwell   Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays H 27 Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 13th   Democrat Lockhart / Caldwell   Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe (1) 16th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/19/1879, Regular Session; and 1st C.S. Senate Journal. (2) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. (3) 15th Legislature - 4/18/1876, p. 1. All Senators listed in roll call as "Senators elect [who] answered to their names, presented their credentials, and took the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution"; in Drawing of Senatorial Terms 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "long term" (four years). Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 31st Legislature, 1st C.S., 3/29/1909, pp. 103-104. Resolutions - Memorial. 31st Legislature, 2nd C.S., 5/10/1909, p. 375. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Hon. Leonidas Jefferson Storey, pp. 795-796. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889. Biographical sketch in "State Senators Elect: Personal Sketches Completed - Seventeen Lawyers, Seven Grangers, Two Doctors, One Editor and Four Colored Politicians - the Political Structure of the New Senate of Texas," 3/3/1876, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. Biographical sketch, p. 1, 8/12/1880. Galveston Daily News. STOREY, LEONIDAS JEFFERSON (1834-1909). Handbook of Texas Online. 13th Lieutenant Governor: Leonidas Jefferson Storey. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016. Biographical sketch, pp. 57-58. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876. Biographical sketch, p. 250. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. Biographical sketch. Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897. Biographical sketch, pp. 397-399. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Captain, Company B, 26th Texas Cavalry, Xavier B. DeBray's brigade. Handbook of Texas Online. Other Resources Railroad Commissioners Past through Present, with dates of service. Railroad Commission of Texas. Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News. Photographs Photograph. Leonidas Storey, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006 Photograph. Leonideas Storey, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Leonidas Storey, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection. Photograph. Leonidas Storey, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Leonidas Storey, 15th 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. 15th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate Sergeant-at-arms office, west wall. 2E.10A). State Preservation Board. 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east 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 Collection.. Committee Informationtop 16th R.S. - 1879 Agricultural Affairs   Constitutional Amendments   Finance (Chair)  Funeral and Remains of the Late Honorable Gustave Schleicher   Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   New Judiciary Article to the Constitution   Penitentiary   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Debt   Revision of Code   Revision of Rules   State Affairs   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments (Chair)  15th R.S. - 1876 Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Educational Affairs   Finance (Chair)  Judiciary No. 1   Privileges and Elections   Public Debt   Public Lands   Revision of Senate Rules of Order and Joint Committee on Rules of Joint Session   State Penitentiaries   14th R.S. - 1874 Agriculture and Stock Raising   Commerce and Manufactures   Comptroller and Treasurer   Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office   Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments   Election Contest, Petition of S.Y. Smith of Walker County, James V. Lea   Engrossed Bills (Chair)  Judiciary No. 2   Printing and Contingent Expenses   Removal of Judge J.J. Thornton, 24th Judicial District (Co-Chair)  Rules (Chair)  13th R.S. - 1873 Agriculture and Stock Raising   Engrossed Bills   Impeachment Managers, Judge William Chambers, 1st Judicial District   Impeachment of Judge William Chambers, 1st Judicial District, Select   Judiciary No. 1   Redistricting

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