George W. Spencer

Full Name: George W. Spencer
Date of birth: 1825
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	30	Feb 22, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Radical Republican	Rio Grande City / Starr		Atascosa, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Karnes, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Nueces, Presidio, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala, Encinal

(1) George Spencer, oath of office as member of the 12th Legislature, 2/22/1870, noted in index cards, no image present. G.W. Spencer, oath of office as member of the House of Representatives, 5/9/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920.
(2) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Spencer qualified and took his seat on 5/9/1870, p. 83. House Journal.
(3) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Election contest resolved in Spencer's favor on 2/15/1870, pp. 25-26. Spencer qualified and took his seat on 2/22/1870, p. 51. House Journal. 2/15/1870 2/22/1870
(4) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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House District 30
Feb 22, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Radical Republican
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Atascosa, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Karnes, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Nueces, Presidio, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala, Encinal

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Other Resources

George Spencer, Rio Grande City, Starr County, appointed postmaster 12/21/1866. U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971.
George Spencer, voter registration 1/27/1868, Rio Grande City, Starr County, native to Ireland, in state 12 years, in county 6 years, naturalization date 1845. Ancestry.com.
Census of 1870 - George Spencer, Rio Grande City, Starr County, age 45, born circa 1825 in Ireland, stockraiser, inferred spouse Delphina Spencer and children George W. Spencer (age 3) and Marie Isabel Spencer (age 5 months).
Census of 1880 - George Spencer, Rio Grande City, Starr County, age 55, born circa 1825 in Ireland, stock raiser, wife Delphina Spencer, daughters Isabell Spencer (age 11) and Julia Spencer (age 4).
HeritageQuest Online.
"Election returns for 1869 . . . The third state representative from the 30th District was George Spencer of Starr County, a native of Ireland." Randolph B. Campbell, "Reconstruction in Nueces County, 1865-1876," Vol. 16, No. 1 (1994), p. 16, footnote 33. The Houston Review: History and Culture of the Gulf Coast.

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12th Adjourned - 1871 Agriculture and Stock Raising Comptroller Misconduct Comptroller's and Treasurer's Offices, Examine
12th R.S. - 1871 Agriculture and Stock Raising

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