Thomas Freeman McKinney

Full Name: Thomas Freeman McKinney
Date of birth: November 1, 1801
Date of death: October 2, 1873

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	City/County	Counties in District
H	57	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859	7th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	25	Nov 21, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851	3rd ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
S	11	Elected but never sworn	1st ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston

(1) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(2) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," 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).
(3) Hon. Tho. F. McKinney, of Galveston, took the oath of office 11/21/1849. House Journal.
(4) 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).
(5) Richard Bache, in special election 12/1/1847, sworn in 2nd Legislature, succeeded to unexpired term of Thomas F. McKinney, resigned after the session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) Tyler Man. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(7) 1st Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office and Classification of Senators, 3/3/1846, p. 60. Drew "second class" (4-year term). Senate Journal.
(8) 1st Legislature - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 2/16/1846, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(9) Description of drawing of terms for Senators, first-class two-year terms and second-class four-year terms, 3/3/1846, p. 180. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

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House District 57
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859
Legislatures: 7th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 25
Nov 21, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851
Legislatures: 3rd ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

Senate District 11
Elected but never sworn
Legislatures: 1st ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

MCKINNEY, THOMAS FREEMAN (1801-1873). Handbook of Texas Online.
Portrait, biographical sketch, and photos, Barry Hutcheson, "Thomas F. McKinney: Businessman and Early Patriot," Volume XXXIX, Number 10, October 1981, pp. 6-9. Elected to represent Galveston as Senator in the 1st Legislature, 1846; later moved his home to Travis County. Texas Parks and Wildlife, 1965.
Biographical sketch, pp. 168-169. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

Other Resources

Mentioned in MCKINNEY FALLS STATE PARK - "The park is named for Thomas F. McKinney, who bought part of the Del Valle tract in 1839 and established a home there." Handbook of Texas Online.

Committee Information top

7th R.S. - 1857 Education Public Buildings Public Debt State Government, Number of and Necessity of Employees
3rd R.S. - 1849 Claims and Accounts Comptroller and Treasurer, Examine (Co-Chair) Finance Internal Improvements Private Land Claims Public Debt Public Lands Purchase of Northwestern Territory, Governor's Message Santa Fe, Prepare Remonstrance and Protest Against the Further Continuance of a Military Government in
1st R.S. - 1846 Examine Books of Comptroller Relative to Charge Against James L. Love Finance Internal Improvements (Chair) Official Seals of the Republic of Texas, Collect and Destroy All (Chair) Republic of Texas Fines, Penalities, Forfeitures & Escheats, Consideration of

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