John Wesley Stiles
Full Name: John Wesley StilesDate of birth: August 20, 1833
Date of death: June 29, 1908
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 12 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (1) | Democrat | Clarksville / Red River | Red River |
(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
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House District 12
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 Legislatures: 16th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Clarksville / Red River Counties in district: Red River |
(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Hon. John Wesley Stiles, pp. 794-795. "Mr. Stiles served his fellow-citizens in the Sixteenth State legislature . . . " Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
- Obituary, "A Pioneer Gone: Hon. John W. Stiles, Oldest Native Born Citizen of Red River County Dead at the Ripe Old Age of 75 Years," The Clarksville Times, 7/3/1908, p. 1, crediting Red River County Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, John Wesley Stiles, p. 255. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company F, First Texas legion. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
Other Resources
- John W. Stiles, birth date 8/20/1833, death date 6/29/1908, burial in White Rock Cemetery, Red River County. Includes reprint of obituary from Clarksville Times, 7/3/1908. Find a Grave.
- Son of STILES, JOHN (1797-1854). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Portrait, History of Clarksville and Old Red River County. HeritageQuest Online.
Committee Information top
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16th R.S. - 1879
Counties and County Boundaries Penal Code, Select Printing Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas |
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