Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	17	Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876	14th	Democrat	Belton / Bell		Bell, Falls, Milam
H	28	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th	Democrat	Belton / Bell		Bell, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, McCulloch, San Saba, Travis, Williamson

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

D.D. Roseborough in 13th Legislature, D.D. Rosborough in 14th Legislature. House Journal. 13th R.S. 14th R.S.

Biographical Sketches

ROSBOROUGH, DAVID DECATUR (1816-1907). Also listed as Roseborough. Handbook of Texas Online.

Military Service Notes

David D. Rosborough, enlistment date 3/24/1862 in Belton, Bell County. FamilySearch Texas, Confederate Army and Commanding Officer Card Index, ca.1861-ca.1865.
Confederate States Army, Captain, 17th Texas Infantry. Military grave marker, David D. Rosborough, birth date 9/14/1816, death date 10/26/1907, burial in Moffat Cemetery, Bell County, Texas. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

D.D. Rosborough, farmer, born in South Carolina, age 57. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . ., 1874.
Census of 1860 - D.D. Rosborough, Bell County, age 43, born circa 1817 in South Carolina, farmer.
Census of 1870 - D.D. Rosboroagh, Bell County, age 54, born circa 1816 in South Carolina, farmer.
Census of 1880 - D.D. Rosborough, Bell County, age 63, born circa 1817 in South Carolina, farmer, widowed, living in household of son-in-law James T. Pryor.
Census of 1900 - David D. Rosborough, Belton, Bell County, age 85, born September 1815 in South Carolina, farmer. FamilySearch. 1860 1870 1880 1900
D.D. Rosborough. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.

Photographs

Photograph. D.D. Rosborough, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.D. Roseborough, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east 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.
Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection..

Committee Information top

14th R.S. - 1874 Lighting the State House with Gas (Co-Chair) Public Buildings (Chair) Rooms in Capitol Building (Co-Chair) State Affairs
13th R.S. - 1873 Finance Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) Redistricting Tax Laws, Laws Regulating Fees of Office, and Costs Arising in Judicial Proceedings

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