Richard Montgomery Gano

Full Name: Richard Montgomery Gano
Date of birth: June 17, 1830
Date of death: March 27, 1913

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 43 Nov 4, 1861 - Feb 2, 1863 9th (1)     Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant

(1) James P. Alford, sworn 2/2/1863, succeeded Richard M. Gano. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 43
Nov 4, 1861 - Feb 2, 1863
Legislatures: 9th (1)  
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

(1) James P. Alford, sworn 2/2/1863, succeeded Richard M. Gano. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

  • Confederate States Army, Colonel, 7th Kentucky Cavalry; Brigadier General. Richard Montgomery Gano. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
  • Confederate States Army, Colonel, 7th Kentucky Cavalry; Lieutenant Colonel, Gano's Texas Cavalry Battalion; promoted to Brigadier General, 3/17/1865. Biographical sketch, portrait, pp. 5, 32-33, 77-78, Plate No. 5. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.

Committee Information top

9th R.S. - 1861
Enrolled Bills  
Military Affairs  

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