Joseph Grigsby Smyth
Full Name: Joseph Grigsby SmythOther surnames: Smythe
Date of birth: February 25, 1847
Date of death: June 8, 1915
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 1 | Feb 10, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 | 12th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) | Democrat | Jasper / Jasper | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
(1) "In its statistics of the House of Representatives, the State Journal says . . . the oldest Republican is Hon. Robert Crudup, of McLennan, aged 66; the oldest Democrat is Hon. J.R. McKee, of Fannin, aged 56. The youngest Republican is Hon. W.G. Robinson, of Bowie; the youngest Democrat is Hon. J.G. Smythe, of Jasper." 5/29/1870, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Jas. T. Smythe listed as conservative candidate for the 1st District, "The Congressional and Legislative Candidates," 11/26/1869, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Smyth qualified and took his seat on 5/9/1870, p. 83. House Journal.
(4) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/10/1870. House Journal.
(5) Party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
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House District 1
Feb 10, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 Legislatures: 12th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Jasper / Jasper Counties in district: Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
(1) "In its statistics of the House of Representatives, the State Journal says . . . the oldest Republican is Hon. Robert Crudup, of McLennan, aged 66; the oldest Democrat is Hon. J.R. McKee, of Fannin, aged 56. The youngest Republican is Hon. W.G. Robinson, of Bowie; the youngest Democrat is Hon. J.G. Smythe, of Jasper." 5/29/1870, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Jas. T. Smythe listed as conservative candidate for the 1st District, "The Congressional and Legislative Candidates," 11/26/1869, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Smyth qualified and took his seat on 5/9/1870, p. 83. House Journal.
(4) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/10/1870. House Journal.
(5) Party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- J.G. Smythe, 12th Provisional. J.G. Smyth, 12th R.S., p. 1742. House Journal. 12th Provisional 12th R.S.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch of Joseph Grigsby Smyth; birth date 2/25/1847, Jasper County, Texas; death date June 1915, Uvalde, Texas. A Proud Heritage. Ancestry.com.
- SMYTH, JOSEPH GRIGSBY (1847-1915). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, J.G. Smyth, son of George W. Smyth, Volume II, pp. 248-251. A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas Illustrated, 1907.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, artillery unit. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Joseph Grigsby Smyth, birth date 2/25/1847 in Texas; death date 6/8/1915 in Uvalde, Uvalde County; banker, bank president; father George Washington Smyth, mother Francis Mitchell Grigsby. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Joseph G. Smyth, birth date 2/25/1847, death date 6/8/1915, burial in Uvalde Cemetery, Uvalde, Uvalde County. Find a Grave.
- J.G. Smyth, "Banker Drops Dead at Uvalde," 6/10/1915, p. 2. Died afternoon of 6/8/1915. Galveston Daily News.
- Relatives: George Washington Smyth, father, Joseph Grigsby Smyth, son. George Washington Smyth was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, member of the Texas House of Representatives in the Republic of Texas (1844), second Commissioner of the General Land Office, and member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Joseph G. Smyth. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- Jas. T. Smythe. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.G. Smyth, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center.
Committee Information top
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12th Adjourned - 1871
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Counties and County Boundaries Education | ||
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12th 1st C.S. - 1870
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