George Ross Shannon
Full Name: George Ross ShannonDate of birth: October 23, 1818
Date of death: January 25, 1891
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Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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S | 23 | Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 | 12th (1) (2) | Democrat | Burleson / Johnson | Bosque, Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor |
(1) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
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Senate District 23
Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 Legislatures: 12th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Burleson / Johnson Counties in district: Bosque, Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor |
(1) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketches, William Russell Shannon. Relatives: George Ross Shannon and William R. Shannon - brothers, p. 112. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. 11th Legislature, p. 61 16th Legislature, p. 255 Brothers Shannon, p. 112
Military Service Notes
- Texas State Troops, Captain, Company I of Mounted Militia, 1st Regiment, Col. J.F. Davis Commanding, 2nd Brigade. George R. Shannon, age 46 at enlistment. Texas, U.S. Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900. Ancestry.com.
Other Resources
- Census of 1870 - G.R. Shannon, Johnson County, age 50, born circa 1820 in Kentucky, farmer.
Census of 1880 - G.R. Shannon, Johnson County, age 56, born circa 1824 in Kentucky, farmer. FamilySearch. 1870 1880 - G.R. Shannon, birth date 10/23/1818, death date 1/15/1891, burial in North Selma Cemetery, Selma, Fresno County, California. Find a Grave.
- Death notice, George Rose Shannon, The Daily Morning Republican (Fresno, California), 1/28/1891, p. 4. Newspapers.com.
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