Napoleon Charlton
Full Name: Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton
Date of birth: May 13, 1815
Date of death: June 17, 1896
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
S
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2
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Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866
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10th
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Woodville / Tyler
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Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
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H
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3
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Feb 6, 1863 - Nov 2, 1863
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9th
(2)
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Woodville / Tyler
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Hardin, Tyler
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H
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34
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Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857
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6th
(3)
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Woodville / Tyler
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Speaker Pro Tem, 12/11/1855.
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Tyler
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H
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34
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Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855
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5th
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Woodville / Tyler
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Tyler
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H
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1
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Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853
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4th
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Unknown / Tyler
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Jefferson, Tyler
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H
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23
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Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851
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3rd
(4)
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Unknown / Tyler
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Jasper, Jefferson, Tyler
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H
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Liberty
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Feb 16, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847
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1st
(5)
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Unknown / Liberty
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Liberty, Polk, Tyler
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(1)
10th Legislature, Regular Session - 11/3/1863, p. 1, listed as Senator elect, took oath. "...the roll of Senators was called when the following gentlemen Senators elect came forward, presented their credentials and took the oath prescribed by the Constitution, the same having been administered by Honorable R.T. Wheeler, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court."
Senate Journal.
(2)
Napoleon B. Charlton, sworn 2/6/1863, succeeded John T. Bean, enlisted 3/1/1862.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3)
Elected Speaker pro tem, 12/11/1855, p. 214.
House Journal.
(4)
Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette [Austin, Tex.], 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(5)
Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, Texas Democrat, 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Selected Newspaper articles
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Biographical Sketches |
CHARLTON, NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1815-1896).
Handbook of Texas Online.
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Other Resources |
Portrait and obituary, 6/26/1896, p. 6.
Galveston Daily News.
Mentioned in Ralph A. Wooster, "Membership in the Early Texas Legislatures, 1850-1860," October 1965, pp. 163-173.
Southwestern Historical Quarterly.
Biographical notes, p. 38.
The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
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