Legislative library home page
Legislative Reference Library of Texas
your partner in legislative research
Legislative Reference Library of Texas
your partner in legislative research

Turner Lundy Green

Full Name: Turner Lundy Green
Other surnames: Greene
Date of birth: January 12, 1813
Date of death: March 10, 1876

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 3 Mar 18, 1861 - Nov 4, 1861 8th (1) (2) (3)     Bonham / Fannin   Fannin, Hunt
H 11 Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 6th     Bonham / Fannin   Fannin, Hopkins, Red River

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 6, 1860, 8th Legislature, ch. 45, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(2) "In 1861 Green revived his political career for a brief nine-month term in the state Senate of the Eighth Texas Legislature. He was appointed to this position after the resignation of Martin D. Hart." Handbook of Texas Online. ↩
(3) Turner L. Greene succeeded Martin D. Hart, resigned 2/26/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
8th (1) (2) (3)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Bonham / Fannin
Counties in district:
Fannin, Hunt

Legislatures:
6th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Bonham / Fannin
Counties in district:
Fannin, Hopkins, Red River

Terms of service notes


(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 6, 1860, 8th Legislature, ch. 45, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(2) "In 1861 Green revived his political career for a brief nine-month term in the state Senate of the Eighth Texas Legislature. He was appointed to this position after the resignation of Martin D. Hart." Handbook of Texas Online. ↩
(3) Turner L. Greene succeeded Martin D. Hart, resigned 2/26/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩

Biographical Information

  • T.L. Green in 6th Legislature. House Journal.

  • Turner Lundy Green, birth date 1/23/1812 in Williamson County, Tennessee; death date 3/10/1876 in Hopkins County, Texas. Turner Lundy Green lived in Bonham before moving to Sulphur Springs. Interment Old City Cemetery, Sulphur Springs. Descendants of Thomas Cross Christmas of Virginia, 1997.
  • Census of 1860 - T.L. Greene, Bonham, Fannin County, age 45, born circa 1815 in Tennessee, lawyer, daughters Mary, Laura, Blanche (age 9), Emma, and Henrietta. FamilySearch.
  • Turner L. Green, birth date 1/12/1813, death date 3/10/1876, burial in Sulphur Springs City Cemetery, Hopkins County. Find a Grave.
  • T.L. Green in 6th Legislature, House; Turner L. Greene in 8th Legislature, Senate. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
  • Death notice, Gen. T.L. Green of Hopkins County, "an old citizen of this city," Galveston Daily News, 3/23/1876, p. 2. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Gen. T.L. Green mentioned in obituary of John Kelly Milam, husband of Blanche Green Milam. USGenWeb Project, 1996.

Committee Information

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.

Party information is not available for the 1st-11th Legislatures.

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.