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Elisha Lott Full Name: Elisha Everett Lott Date of birth: February 24, 1820 Date of death: January 17, 1864 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 10 Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 8th (1) (2)     Tyler / Smith   Smith, Van Zandt S 10 Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 7, 1859 6th (6) (7) (8)   7th (3) (4) (5)     Tyler / Smith   Smith, Van Zandt S 10 Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 5th (9) (10)     Tyler / Smith   Smith, Van Zandt H 16 Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 4th (11)     Tyler / Smith   Smith H 15 Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 3rd (12)     Tyler / Smith   Henderson, Smith H Nacogdoches Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 2nd (13) (14)     Unknown / Nacogdoches   Nacogdoches (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) 8th Legislature, Regular Session - 11/7/1859, p. 2. Included in "roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment, being called by Districts, the following Senators appeared, presented their credentials, took the oath of office and their seats." Senate Journal. (3) Listed in "Senators holding over: Democrats." Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (4) 7th Legislature, 11/2/1857, pp. 1, 4. Holdover Senator, listed in "The roll of Senators then being called, the following Senators answered to their names. . ." Senate Journal. (5) 7th Legislature - listed in "large cadre of returning senators," p. 276. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990. (6) 6th Legislature, Regular Session - 11/5/1855, p. 2. Included in "roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment being called by Districts, the following Senators appeared, presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats." Senate Journal. (7) 6th Legislature - "The Know-Nothings claimed to have won 11 of 33 seats in the Senate in 1855. Although only 5 - John Caldwell, William H. Martin, William M. Taylor, James W. Flanagan, and Elisha E. Lott - can be positively identified . . .", p. 258. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990. (8) 6th Legislature - Listed in the "19 members of the Senate [who] retained their seats from the 5th Legislature," p. 258. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990. (9) Roster of members elect of the 5th Legislature, state elections, 1853. Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/20/1853, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (10) 5th Legislature - 11/7/1853, p. 2. Included in "roll of Senators elected being called by districts, the following Senators appeared, presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats." Senate Journal. (11) Democrat - E.E. Lott of Smith, Democratic State Convention, January 8-9, 1852, Austin (Delegate to the National Convention), p. 50. Platforms of Political Parties in Texas, 1916. (12) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (13) Nacogdoches County, E. Lott. House Journal. (14) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, p. 126. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942. LOTT, ELISHA EVERETT (1820-1864). "He represented Smith County in the state House of Representatives from 1847 to 1853 and in the Senate from 1857 to 1861." Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch, p. 243. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990. Other Resources Mentioned in Ralph A. Wooster, "Membership in the Early Texas Legislatures, 1850-1860," October 1965, pp. 163-173. Southwestern Historical Quarterly. Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. TXGenWeb Project. Photographs Photograph. Elisha Lott, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature Committee Informationtop 8th R.S. - 1859 Engrossed Bills   Federal Relations   Finance   Penitentiary (Chair)  Printing and Contingent Expenses   Privileges and Elections   Public Lands   7th R.S. - 1857 Engrossed Bills   Finance   Penitentiary (Chair)  Printing and Contingent Expenses   Privileges and Elections   Public Lands   6th R.S. - 1855 Counties and County Boundaries   Penitentiary (Chair)  State Affairs   5th R.S. - 1853 Privileges and Elections (Chair)  3rd R.S. - 1849 Apportionment, Special   Governor's Message, Select   Land Scrips, Loan Bonds, and Other Obligations Issued by the Late Republic of Texas in Comptroller's Office   Penitentiary (Chair)  Public Lands   2nd R.S. - 1847 Land Office   Public Lands   State Affairs

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