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Napoleon Charlton Full Name: Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton Date of birth: May 13, 1815 Date of death: June 17, 1896 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 2 Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866 10th (1)     Woodville / Tyler   Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler H 3 Feb 6, 1863 - Nov 2, 1863 9th (2)     Woodville / Tyler   Hardin, Tyler H 34 Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 6th (3)     Woodville / Tyler Speaker Pro Tem, 12/11/1855.   Tyler H 34 Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 5th     Woodville / Tyler   Tyler H 1 Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 4th     Unknown / Tyler   Jefferson, Tyler H 23 Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 3rd (4)     Unknown / Tyler   Jasper, Jefferson, Tyler H Liberty Feb 16, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847 1st (5)     Unknown / Liberty   Liberty, Polk, Tyler (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).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Biographical Sketches CHARLTON, NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1815-1896). Handbook of Texas Online. 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. Committee Informationtop 10th R.S. - 1863 Private Land Claims   Public Lands (Chair)  9th R.S. - 1861 Penitentiary   6th R.S. - 1855 Constitutional Amendments, Select   Contingent Expenses   Finance (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Land Frauds, Select   Public Printing   Rules   Surveying Public Lands, Select   5th R.S. - 1853 Privileges and Elections   Public Debt (Chair)  4th R.S. - 1851 Claims and Accounts   Internal Improvements   Private Land Claims No. 2 (Chair)  Public Debt   Public Printing   3rd R.S. - 1849 Apportionment, Special   Claims and Accounts   Contingent Expenses   County Boundaries (Chair)  Engrossed Bills   Governor's Message, Select   Public Buildings   1st R.S. - 1846 Claims and Accounts   County Boundaries   Land Office

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