LRL Home - Legislators and Leaders - Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Member profile
James Ranck
Full Name: James E. Ranck
Date of birth: 1833
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
|
|
|
Terms of Service top
|
| Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
|
H
|
67
|
Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866
|
10th
(1)
|
|
Fort Mason / Mason
|
|
Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard
|
|
(1)
"In 1863 he was elected representative for Mason County to the Tenth Texas Legislature, serving through 1864. Following the war Ranck was an active member of the early Texas Republican Party . . . In January 1866 Ranck represented Mason County in the Radical Union Caucus, a subset of the Texas Republicans."
Handbook of Texas Online.
|
|
|
|
Biographical Notes and Resources top
|
| Resolutions and Journal entries |
|
Portrait, 10th Legislature, Regular Session.
House Journal.
|
| Biographical Sketches |
|
RANCK, JAMES E. (1833-?). "Father of Mason County," died sometime after 1888.
Handbook of Texas Online.
|
| Other Resources |
|
Mentioned in MASON, TEXAS.
Handbook of Texas Online.
|
|
This website is a work in progress. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.
Have a question, comment or contribution? Email the Library or call 512-463-1252.
Many photos in Texas Legislators: Past and Present are used with permission of the Texas State Preservation Board. For permission to reproduce these photos, please contact the Texas State Preservation Board graphics coordinator at 512-475-3060.
