McDonald Lorance
Full Name: McDonald LoranceDate of birth: February 22, 1823
Date of death: September 19, 1884
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 6 | Jan 10, 1871 - Jan 14, 1873 | 12th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Republican | Tyler / Smith | Smith, Upshur |
(1) McD. Lorance, oath of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 1/10/1871. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920.
(2) "With the onset of Reconstruction in 1867, he [Lorance] assumed a leading role in the moderate Republican faction of the community." Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) McD. Lorance, in special election 11/28/1870 - 12/1/1870, sworn 1/10/1871, succeeded I.N. Browning, who did not appear. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) "The result of the election in Smith county, for representative, to fill the vacancy of Mr. Browning, who declined to accept, is as follows: M.D. Lorance, Radical, 694 . . . Mr. Lorance is elected by a considerable majority - receiving more votes than all his opponents together. Tyler Index, reprinted in Daily State Journal (Austin, Texas), 12/27/1870, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 6
Jan 10, 1871 - Jan 14, 1873 Legislatures: 12th (1) (2) (3) (4) Party: Republican Home City/County: Tyler / Smith Counties in district: Smith, Upshur |
(1) McD. Lorance, oath of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 1/10/1871. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920.
(2) "With the onset of Reconstruction in 1867, he [Lorance] assumed a leading role in the moderate Republican faction of the community." Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) McD. Lorance, in special election 11/28/1870 - 12/1/1870, sworn 1/10/1871, succeeded I.N. Browning, who did not appear. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) "The result of the election in Smith county, for representative, to fill the vacancy of Mr. Browning, who declined to accept, is as follows: M.D. Lorance, Radical, 694 . . . Mr. Lorance is elected by a considerable majority - receiving more votes than all his opponents together. Tyler Index, reprinted in Daily State Journal (Austin, Texas), 12/27/1870, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- LORANCE, MCDONALD (1823-1884). "When Tyler was established in Smith County in 1846, Lorance became the first mayor of the city . . . Lorance won election in 1870 as representative for Smith County to the Twelfth Texas Legislature and in October of that year won a second term as mayor for Tyler. He was elected county treasurer in both 1878 and 1882." Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, McD. Lorance, pp. 378-379. Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army. "Although Mr. Lorance was a Union man, when the South became involved in the war between the states, he enlisted in the army and made a good Confederate soldier, performing his duty, although he doubted the policy of secession as the proper thing to do, at that time." Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.
Other Resources
- McD. Lorance, oath of office as Mayor of Tyler, 7/19/1870. Death notice, McD. Lorance, Smith County Treasurer, 9/24/1884; death date 9/20/1884. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920.
- McD. Lorance, birth date 2/22/1823, death date 9/19/1884, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County. Find a Grave.
- Death notice, McD. Lorance, "County Treasurer and ex-member of Legislature," "Necrological," The Dallas Daily Herald, 9/21/1884, p. 1. Death date 9/19/1884. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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12th Adjourned - 1871
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12th R.S. - 1871
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