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Solomon Pirkey Full Name: Solomon H. Pirkey Other surnames: Pirky Date of birth: November 4, 1813 Date of death: December 6, 1863 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 1 Nov 12, 1859 - Mar 18, 1861 8th (1) (2)     Boston / Bowie   Bowie S 1 Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 7, 1859 6th (6)   7th (3) (4) (5)     Boston / Bowie   Bowie, Red River (1) "Pirkey, member elect from Bowie County, came forward, presented his credentials, took the oath of office and his seat," 11/12/1859, p. 60. House Journal. (2) Pirkey did not attend Adjourned Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Listed in "Senators holding over: Democrats." Civilian and Gazette Weekly(Galveston, Tex.), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting The 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.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 6th Legislature, Regular Session - 11/5/1855, p. 2, lists name Solomon H. Pirky. Senate Journal. Estimated birth year based on age at beginning of 7th Legislature, pp. 679-685. Senate Journal. Biographical Sketches PIRKEY, SOLOMON H. (1813-1863). Handbook of Texas Online. Other Resources Census of 1860 - S.H. Pirkey, Boston, Bowie County, age 45, lawyer, born in Virginia. HeritageQuest Online. Portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860. Mentioned, p. 262 - served in 6th-7th Senate and 8th House, "resigning at the outset of the Civil War." The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990. Photographs Photograph. Solomon Pirkey, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature Committee Informationtop 8th R.S. - 1859 Apportionment   Convention to Frame a New State Constitution   Judiciary   Retrenchment and Reform   7th R.S. - 1857 Internal Improvements   Judiciary   Private Land Claims   Public Lands (Chair)  6th R.S. - 1855 Constitutional Amendments, Select   Counties and County Boundaries   Judiciary   Penitentiary   Private Land Claims No. 2   Public Lands

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