Joseph Talbot Fry

Full Name: Joseph Talbot Fry
Date of birth: September 20, 1834
Date of death: November 17, 1906

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 36 Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 16th (1) (2)   Democrat Caney / Matagorda   Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda

(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Conservative Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

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House District 36
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
Legislatures: 16th (1) (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Caney / Matagorda
Counties in district: Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda

(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Conservative Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, Dr. Joseph Talbot Fry. Matagorda County Book Committee. Historic Matagorda County, Volume 1, 1986, p. 158, crediting Palacios Area Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Obituary, Joseph Talbot Fry, "Death of Dr. J.T. Fry: Occurred in Selma, Ala.—Former Well Known Texan," The Houston Post, 11/25/1906, p. 24. Death date 10/7/1906 in Selma, Alabama. "On account of his sterling integrity and fine business talent, he was twice elected to the Texas legislature, and while a member of that august assembly wrote and framed the bill upon which the present quarantine laws of Texas are based . . . " Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Biographical sketch, Dr. Joseph Talbott Fry, p. 262. Born 1833 in Williamson County, Tennessee. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Military Service Notes

  • Confederate States Army, 1st Surgeon of De Bray's regiment of Texas Volunteers, established hospital during the Civil War in Matagorda. Obituary, Joseph Talbot Fry, "Death of Dr. J.T. Fry: Occurred in Selma, Ala.—Former Well Known Texan," The Houston Post, 11/25/1906, p. 24. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

Committee Information top

16th R.S. - 1879
Education  
Insurance and Statistics  
Private Land Claims  
Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas  
State Asylums  

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