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Augustus James Booty Full Name: Augustus James "Gus" Booty Date of birth: April 29, 1840 Date of death: July 8, 1930 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 5 Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 13th   Democrat Carthage / Panola   Panola, Rusk H 5 Feb 21, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 12th (1) (2)   Democrat Carthage / Panola   Panola, Rusk (1) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/21/1870, p. 45. House Journal. (2) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches BOOTY, AUGUSTUS JAMES (1840-1930). Handbook of Texas Online. Photographs Photograph. Augustus J. Booty, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection. Photograph. Augustus J. Booty, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Augustus J. Booty, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center 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.. Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center. Committee Informationtop 13th R.S. - 1873 Apportionment   Engrossed Bills (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 2   Land Office, Examine Books and Railroad Certificates   Public Debt   Rules   Towns and City Corporations   12th Adjourned - 1871 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Offices, Examine   Finance   Rules   12th R.S. - 1871 Comtproller's and Treasurer's Offices   Finance   Town and City Corporations   12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Blind Asylum, Select   Claims and Accounts   Comptroller and Treasurer's Offices, Select   Division of the State, Select   Militia

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