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Jabez B. York

Full Name: Jabez B. York, Jr.
Date of birth: November 24, 1816
Date of death: October 24, 1874

Terms of Service
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Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	24	Feb 10, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Texana / Jackson		Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria

(1) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/10/1870. House Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

S.B. York. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

YORK, JABEZ B., JR. (1816-1874). Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Mentioned in biographical sketch of his son Oliver S. York, p. 1184. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.

Committee Information top

12th Adjourned - 1871 Agriculture and Stock Raising
12th R.S. - 1871 Agriculture and Stock Raising
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Agriculture and Stock Raising Counties and County Boundaries

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