Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	22	Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879	15th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Terrell / Kaufman		Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt, Wood
H	27	Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866	10th		Rockwall / Kaufman		Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt

(1) Mentioned in "The news from Austin . . . Resignations of Representative Barziza and four others accepted after critical debate . . . Hunter restored to his seat . . . Other resignations not improbable," Thursday, 8/3/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

GRIFFITH, JOHN SUMMERFIELD (1829-1901). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, pp. 83-85. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Biographical sketch, pp. 166-168. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Texas Cavalry; Texas State Troops, Brigadier General. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, pp. 268-271. Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.
John Summerfield Griffith. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
Biographical sketch and portrait, pp. 24, 112-113, Plate No. 45. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.

Other Resources

Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

Photograph. J.S. Griffith, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

15th R.S. - 1876 Education Finance Judiciary No. 1 Penitentiary Printing (Chair)
10th R.S. - 1863 Military Affairs (Chair) Stores and Storing

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