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Horatio White Fisher

Full Name: Horatio White Fisher
Date of birth: July 10, 1827
Date of death: January 13, 1906

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 31 Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 16th (1) (2)   Greenback Huntsville / Walker   Trinity, Walker
H 38 Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 7th (3) (4)     Waverly / Walker   Walker

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Greenbacker, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) Greenbacker. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. ↩
(3) 7th Legislature - "Members of Legislature elect," The Southern Intelligencer (Austin, Texas), 8/12/1857, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
(4) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
16th (1) (2)  
Party:
Greenback
Home City/County:
Huntsville / Walker
Counties in district:
Trinity, Walker

Legislatures:
7th (3) (4)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Waverly / Walker
Counties in district:
Walker

Terms of service notes


(1) Greenbacker, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) Greenbacker. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. ↩
(3) 7th Legislature - "Members of Legislature elect," The Southern Intelligencer (Austin, Texas), 8/12/1857, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
(4) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩

Biographical Information

  • Confederate States Army, Captain, Company C, 7th Texas Cavalry on grave marker. Horatio White Fisher, birth date 7/10/1827, death date 1/13/1906, burial in Hardy Cemetery, New Waverly, Walker County. BillionGraves.
  • Confederate States Army, Captain, 7th Texas Cavalry, part of Sibley's Brigade. Handbook of Texas Online.

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