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James M. Hunter
Full Name: James M. Hunter
Date of birth: December 24, 1829
Date of death: August 31, 1907
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879
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15th
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Democrat
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Mason / Mason
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Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Medina, Menard, Uvalde
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"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, "Hunter's case considered" and "Hunter released from custody." Describes debate about removing Hunter from arrest and his release.
Galveston Daily News.
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Resolutions and point of order, 7/29/1876, pp. 716-718 - "That the Hon. J. M. Hunter, in so absenting himself, is in contempt of the House and is no longer entitled to a seat as member of this House." Motions to excuse Mr. Hunter, 7/29/1876, pp. 722, 723, 728. Brought in under arrest by Sergeant at Arms and interrogated by Speaker, 8/1/1876, p. 736. Excused from arrest, 8/2/1876, pp. 747-748.
House Journal. August 1, 1876
August 2, 1876
July 29, 1876
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
James M. Hunter, birth date 12/24/1829 in Buncombe County, NC, death date 8/31/1907 in Mason, TX; "Major James M. Hunter," biographical sketch in Frontier Times, Vol. 6, No. 1, October 1928. Hunter Family Tree.
Ancestry.com.
Biographical sketch, p. 141. Born 1839 in NC.
Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
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Other Resources |
Biographical sketch, "Judge James M. Hunter," pp. 561-566.
Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, 1900.
Census of 1870 - James Hunter, Mason, Mason County, age 40, born circa 1830 in North Carolina, justice of the peace, living in household with Thellipine Hunter, Laura, Ema, Marie, and John.
FamilySearch.
James M. Hunter, birth date 12/24/1829 on headstone, death date 8/31/1907, spouse Phillipina Hunter, burial in Crosby Cemetery, Mason County.
Find a Grave.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
James M. Hunter, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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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.
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