Mordello Stephen Munson

Full Name: Mordello Stephen Munson
Date of birth: April 25, 1825
Date of death: October 3, 1903

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	12	Jan 12, 1875 - Apr 18, 1876	14th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Brazoria / Brazoria	Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda
H	35	Aug 7, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870	11th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾		Brazoria / Brazoria	Brazoria, Galveston
H	52	Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861	8th		Brazoria / Brazoria	Brazoria
H	52	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859	7th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾		Brazoria / Brazoria	Brazoria

(1) 14th Legislature, 2nd C.S. - Col. M.S. Munson, member elect from the 12th Senatorial District, oath of office and added to committees, 1/12/1875, pp. 4, 8. House Journal.
(2) Mordello S. Munson, in special election 4/16/1874, sworn 1/14/1875, succeeded William L. Moody, resigned 3/14/1874. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(4) BAILEY'S PRAIRIE, TX. "Bailey's Prairie is between Angleton and West Columbia (which was was founded as Columbia in 1826) in southwest Brazoria County . . . The town grew up around James Britton Bailey's plantation and the league of land granted by the Mexican government to M. S. Munson." Handbook of Texas Online.
(5) Brazoria, Brazoria County. House Journal.
(6) Not present at organization of the House on 8/6/1866. M.S. Munson sworn 8/7/1866, p. 4. House Journal.
(7) Columbia, Brazoria County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(8) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(9) 7th Legislature - "Members of Legislature elect," The Southern Intelligencer (Austin, Texas), 8/12/1857, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(10) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Terms of Service top

House District 12
Jan 12, 1875 - Apr 18, 1876
Legislatures: 14th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brazoria / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda

House District 35
Aug 7, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870
Legislatures: 11th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Home City/County: Brazoria / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria, Galveston

House District 52
Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861
Legislatures: 8th
Home City/County: Brazoria / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 52
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859
Legislatures: 7th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾
Home City/County: Brazoria / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and description of the Mordello Stephen Munson papers. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin, 2006.
MUNSON, MORDELLO STEPHEN (1825-1903). Munson had a 1500-acre plantation named Ridgely in Bailey's Prairie, and he practiced law in Brazoria County. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Hon. Milam Stephen Munson, Volume II, p. 640. Mentions parents Mordella S. and Sarak K. (Armour) Munson. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs, 1910.
Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Captain, Waul's Texas Legion. Military grave marker, Mordello S. Munson, birth date 4/24/1825, death date 10/3/1903, burial in Munson Cemetery, Bailey Prairie, Brazoria County. Includes portraits; obituary from The Houston Post, 10/14/1903. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Mentioned in biographical sketch of his father, MUNSON, HENRY WILLIAM (1793-1833). Handbook of Texas Online.
Mordello Stephen and Sarah K. Munson and their eight children and seven stepchildren at Ridgley Plantation 1865 - 1903. Munsons of Texas — an American Saga, 2006.
Mordello Stephen and Sarah K. Munson early years at Bailey's Prairie — 1850-1862 Munsons of Texas — an American Saga, 2006.
Mordello Stephen and Sarah K. Munson — the Civil War years. Munsons of Texas — an American Saga, 2006.
Photo, Munsons of Texas — an American Saga, 2006.
Relatives: Mordello Stephen Munson - father; Milam Stephen Munson, Sr. - son; Milam Stephen Munson, Sr. - father; Milam Stephen Munson, Jr. - son; Mordello Stephen Munson - grandfather; Milam Stephen Munson, Jr. - grandson. Munsons of Texas — an American Saga, 2006.
Obituary, "M.S. Munson Dead: He Was a Native of the Republic," The Houston Post, 10/14/1903, p. 7. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. M.S. Munson, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mordella M. Munson, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

14th R.S. - 1874 Floating Debt of the State
11th R.S. - 1866 Direct Tax, Select Finance (Chair) Internal Improvement Jefferson Davis, Petition to Release, Select Judicial Districts, Select Judiciary U.S. Senators, Election of
8th R.S. - 1859 Apportionment Education (Chair) Federal Relations Internal Improvement Judiciary
7th R.S. - 1857 Claims and Accounts Education Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary Message of the Governor on Kansas Affairs State Affairs State Government, Number of and Necessity of Employees (Co-Chair)

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