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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	15	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th (1)	Republican	Navasota / Grimes		Grimes, Madison, Walker
S	15	Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th (2) (3)	Radical Republican	Navasota / Grimes		Grimes, Madison, Walker

(1) Republican. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
(2) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) Party affiliation, Radical. Roster of members, 12th Legislature, 1870. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, John S. Mills, born 1840, farmer in Navasota 1870, p. 106. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Other Resources

• Death notice, "Navasota," The Dallas Daily Herald, 11/23/1881, p.1. "Colonel John S. Mills was found dead . . . He has represented this Senatorial district in the State Senate, and was afterward a member of the Legislature from Grimes county." Dallas Daily Herald.
• J.S. Mills, Navasota, Grimes County, born in VA, farmer, age 32 [born ca. 1841]. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
• Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930. Early History of Grimes County
• John S. Mills, residence in state 3 years, native of the United States, voter registration 11/19/1869 in Grimes County. FamilySearch.
• John S. Mills, birth date 7/9/1837, death date 11/22/1881, burial in Oakland Cemetery, Navasota, Grimes County. Portion of grave marker reads "Honorable John S. Mills." Find a Grave.

Photographs

• Photograph. J.S. Mills, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. J.S. Mills, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.

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.
• 13th 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 Information top

13th R.S. - 1873 Agricultural and Mechanical College   Education   Federal Relations   Penitentiary (Chair)  Rules   State Penitentiary, Select   Superintendent of Public Schools (Co-Chair)

12th Adjourned - 1871 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examine   Contingent Expenses (Chair)  Finance (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Judiciary   Militia

12th R.S. - 1871 Contingent Expenses (Chair)  Examine Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Finance (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Judiciary   Militia

12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examine   Contingent Expenses (Chair)  Finance (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Judiciary   Mileage Schedule   Militia

12th Provisional - 1870 Printing