Thomas M. Smith

Full Name: Thomas M. Smith
Date of birth: August 10, 1814
Date of death: October 7, 1887

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	51	Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879	15th	Democrat	Lewisville / Denton		Denton

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Thomas M. Smith, birth date 8/10/1814, death date 10/7/1887, burial in Smith Cemetery, Lewisville, Denton County. Includes biographical sketch. Find a Grave.
Biographical sketch, p. 121. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.

Other Resources

Census of 1870 - Thomas M. Smith, Denton County, age 55, born circa 1815 in Tennessee, farmer.
Census of 1880 - Thomas M. Smith, Denton County, age 65, born circa 1815 in Tennessee, farmer. FamilySearch. 1870 1880
Obituary, "Denton," The Galveston Daily News, 10/8/1887, p. 5, crediting the Abilene Library Consortium. "He was a justice of the peace for a number of years, and was a member of the Fifteenth legislature from this county . . ." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. T.M. Smith, 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
Indian Affairs
Military Affairs

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