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John Houston
Full Name: John N. Houston
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
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Terms of Service top
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Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863
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9th
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Belton / Bell
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Bell, Burnet, Lampasas, Milam, Williamson
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(1)
One of eight Senators in 9th Legislature that only served one term in the Senate, p. 12.
The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
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9th Legislature, Regular Session - 11/12/1861, p. 42. Classification of Senators (drawing for terms of office) - drew "the long term" (four years).
Senate Journal.
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9th Legislature, Regular Session - 11/4/1861, p. 1. Listed in roll of Senators who "presented their credentials, took the oath prescribed by the Constitution and their seats."
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Member roster, 9th Legislature, Regular Session: name, district, resident county, post office, state of nativity, occupation, and age.
Senate Journal.
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Possibly Houston, John N., Junior 2nd Lieutenant (killed at battle of Mansfield in Civil War, 4/8/1864), in Captain John F. Smith's Company I, 17th Texas Volunteer Infantry. Nannie's Scrapbooks, Bell County,
TXGenWeb Project.
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