Edwin Pinckney Becton
Full Name: Edwin Pinckney BectonDate of birth: June 27, 1834
Date of death: January 14, 1901
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 10 | Feb 8, 1870 - May 31, 1871 | 12th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Democrat | Tarrant / Hopkins | Hopkins, Hunt, Wood |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) E.P. Becton, oaths of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 2/8/1870 and 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920. ↩
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal. ↩
(3) William C. Jones, in special election 10/3/1871 - 10/5/1871, sworn 10/31/1871, succeeded Edwin P. Becton, granted leave of absence for remainder of session 4/24/1871, resigned thereafter. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(4) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) E.P. Becton, oaths of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 2/8/1870 and 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920. ↩
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal. ↩
(3) William C. Jones, in special election 10/3/1871 - 10/5/1871, sworn 10/31/1871, succeeded Edwin P. Becton, granted leave of absence for remainder of session 4/24/1871, resigned thereafter. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(4) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. ↩
Biographical Information
- 27th Legislature, R.S., 1/14/1901, p. 46. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 27th Legislature, R.S., 1/14/1901, p. 83. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Biographical sketch, Edwin P. Becton, M.D., pp. 68, 71. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
- Describes the Edwin Pinckney Becton papers, including speeches and correspondence. Biographical sketch lists death date of 1/14/1901. Confederate Military Manuscripts: Series C: Holdings of the Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, 2003.
- BECTON, EDWIN PINCKNEY (1834-1901). Death date 1/14/1901. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, E.P. Becton, M.D., pp. 212-216. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, 1890.
- Biographical sketch, E.P. Becton, M.D., Superintendent State Institution for the Blind, pp. 22-23. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Dr. E.P. Becton, pp. 223-229. Born 6/24/1834 in Gibson County, Tennessee. Types of Successful Men of Texas, 1890.
- Biographical sketch, E.P. Becton, p. 29. Death date 1/15/1901. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.
- Confederate States Army, enlisted in Company I, 19th Texas Infantry; later appointed assistant surgeon for 16th Texas Cavalry Regiment and surgeon for 22nd Texas Infantry Regiment. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Dr. E.P. Becton, birth date 6/27/1834, death date 1/14/1901, burial in Sulphur Springs City Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County. Find a Grave.
- "Dr. E.P. Becton," 1/16/1901, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.
- Photograph. Edwin Pinckney Becton, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center
- Photograph. Edwin Pinckney Becton. Photo courtesy of the Texas Medical Association., Donated Material
- Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center.
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