Matthew Alexander Gaston
Full Name: Matthew Alexander GastonDate of birth: November 1, 1832
Date of death: January 9, 1883
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 25 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 | 15th | Democrat | Alto / Cherokee | Cherokee | |
| H | 3 | Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 | 12th (1) (3) (4) | Democrat | Alto / Cherokee | Cherokee, Houston |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) M.A. Gaston, oaths of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 2/8/1870, 4/11/1870, and 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920. ↩
(2) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Resolutions relating to R.H.C. Shelton and M.A. Gaston election contest, 6/21/1870, p. 412. Election contest resolved in Gaston's favor, 6/22/1870, p. 418. House Journal. June 21, 1870 ↩ June 22, 1870 ↩
(3) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal. ↩
(4) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 15th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Alto / Cherokee
- Counties in district:
- Cherokee
Terms of service notes
(1) M.A. Gaston, oaths of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 2/8/1870, 4/11/1870, and 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920. ↩
(2) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Resolutions relating to R.H.C. Shelton and M.A. Gaston election contest, 6/21/1870, p. 412. Election contest resolved in Gaston's favor, 6/22/1870, p. 418. House Journal. June 21, 1870 ↩ June 22, 1870 ↩
(3) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal. ↩
(4) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. ↩
Biographical Information
- GASTON, MATTHEW ALEXANDER (1832-1883). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and photo, Dr. Mathew Andrew Gaston, p. 280. M.A. Gaston, Alto, State Legislators from Cherokee County, 12th and 15th Legislatures, p. 115. Cherokee County Historical Commission (Tex.). Cherokee County History, 2001, crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, pp. 88-90. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
- Matthew Alexander Gaston. Cenotaph. Texas State Cemetery.
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Company A, 18th Texas Infantry Regiment. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1868. Included in "List of Delegates to the Reconstruction Convention, As Announced in Special order No. 213, Dated Headquarters Fifth Military District, New Orleans, LA., April 13th, 1868." Journal of the Reconstruction Convention, Which Met at Austin, Texas, June 1, A.D., 1868 (1870), pp 533-534. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
- Photograph. M.A. Gaston, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. M.A. Gaston, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center
- 15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center.
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