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James Emerson Hawkins
Full Name: James Emerson Hawkins
Date of birth: December 9, 1829
Date of death: June 27, 1912
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Terms of Service top
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Jan 10, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
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12th
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Unknown
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Waxahachie / Ellis
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Ellis, Hill, Kaufman, Navarro
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(1)
12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/10/1870. Election contest resolved in Hawkins' favor on 2/23/1870, pp. 57-58.
House Journal. February 10, 1870
February 23, 1870
(2)
Party affiliation, Conservative.
Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Obituary, headstone photo, and family group sheet, "Boyd Family Tree,"
Ancestry.com.
Capt. Hawkins mentioned in account of the death of Senator Amos Clark, "Telegraphic from Austin," 2/22/1871, p. 2.
Galveston Daily News.
After the death of Edward H. Tarrant, his widow married one of his friends and professional associates, James Emerson Hawkins. "Edward H. Tarrant," Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 3 (Jan., 1966), pp. 300-323.
JSTOR.
Mentioned in "Mrs. M.T. 'Grandma' Hawkins 90th Birthday Celebration," Dallas Morning News, 10/12/1890, p. 14,
RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
Mentioned in historical marker: "Site of Old Hawkins Springs,"
Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
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Photograph.
James E. Hawkins, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center.
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