Thomas Freeman McKinney
Full Name: Thomas Freeman McKinney
Date of birth: November 1, 1801
Date of death: October 2, 1873
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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57
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Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859
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7th
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Austin / Travis
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Travis
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25
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Nov 21, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851
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3rd
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Galveston / Galveston
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Galveston
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11
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Elected but never sworn
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1st
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Galveston / Galveston
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Galveston
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(1)
Democrat. 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).
(2)
Hon. Tho. F. McKinney, of Galveston, took the oath of office 11/21/1849.
House Journal.
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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).
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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.
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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).
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1st Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office and Classification of Senators, 3/3/1846, p. 60. Drew "second class" (4-year term).
Senate Journal.
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1st Legislature - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 2/16/1846, p. 4.
Senate Journal.
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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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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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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.
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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.
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