Thomas 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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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, 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting The 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, Tex.], 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting The 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. Bache elected but never sworn in 1st Legislature.
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, Texas Democrat, 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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1st Legislature - 2/16/1846, p. 4. Listed in "roll of Senators being called by Districts, the following members appeared and took their seats...on motion of Mr. Grimes, the Senators came forward and took the oath prescribed by the Constitution."
Senate Journal.
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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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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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