Oliver H.P. McGinnis
Full Name: Oliver Hamilton Perry McGinnisDate of birth: May 22, 1821
Date of death: October 22, 1895
Terms of Service top
Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 62 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 | 15th | Democrat | Elgin / Bastrop | Bastrop |
Terms of Service top
House District 62
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 Legislatures: 15th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Elgin / Bastrop Counties in district: Bastrop |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, pp. 130-131. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Other Resources
- Oliver Hamilton Perry McGinnis, birth date 5/22/1821 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, death date 10/27/1895 in Houston, Texas. Residence in Bastrop County (1855, 1860, 1870) and Houston (1895). La'Trishia Outland Family Tree. Oliver H.P. McGinnis appointed postmaster of Youngs Settlement, Bastrop County, on 10/8/1855. U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971. O.H. Perry McGinnis, "died Oct. 22, 1895." Houston, p. 247, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995. Ancestry.com.
- Census of 1870 - O.P.H. McGinnis, Bastrop, Bastrop County, age 47, born circa 1823 in North Carolina, farmer.
Census of 1880 - Oliver H.P. McGinnis, Bastrop County, age 56, born circa 1824 in North Carolina, merchant, wife Mary J. McGinnis.
O.H.P. McGinnis, marriage to A.M. Coates 1/13/1869 in Bastrop County; marriage to Mary J. Wilkinson 8/3/1871 in Fayette County. FamilySearch. 1870 1880 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 (1) Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 (2) - Anna M. Coats McGinnis (1833-1869), wife of O.H.P. McGinnis, burial in Coats Family Cemetery, Bastrop County, and daughter Anna Melina "Lena" McGinnis Keeble (1869-1895), burial in Elgin City Cemetery, Bastrop County. Daughter's record includes information on Oliver H. Perry McGinnis. Find a Grave. Anna M. Coats McGinnis Anna Melina "Lena" McGinnis Keeble
- Death notice, "Elgin Items," Austin Weekly Statesman, 10/31/1895, p. 6. "Hon. O.H.P. McGinnis, an early settler of this county, died the other day at his home in Houston and was buried here." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. O.H.P. McGinnis, 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
Agriculture and Stock Raising Commerce and Manufactures Public Buildings and Grounds Roads, Bridges and Ferries |
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