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Rufus Doane Full Name: Rufus Doane Date of birth: 1810 Date of death: Deceased, date unknown 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 33 Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 2, 1857 5th (3) (4)   6th (1) (2)     San Elizario / El Paso   El Paso, Presidio S 26 Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 4th (5) (6)     San Elizario / El Paso   El Paso, Presidio, Santa Fe, Worth (1) 6th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators (holdover Senator), 11/5/1855, p. 4. Senate Journal. (2) 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. (3) 5th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats, 11/7/1853, p. 2. Senate Journal. (4) 5th Legislature - "In part due to the redistricting and the increase in the number of members, the returning senators found themselves a minority of six: James H. Armstrong, Joseph H. Burks, Rufus Doane, Hardin Hart, William T. Scott, and M.D.K. Taylor," pp. 241, 243. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990. (5) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. (6) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elect presented their credentials, qualified, and took their seats, 11/3/1851, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, Rufus Doane, age 43 in 1853, native state Massachusetts, emigrated from Missouri, mechanic, postoffice San Elizario, El Paso County, p. 457. House Journal. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, p. 209. Born in Massachusetts, El Paso county sheriff in 1850. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990. Other Resources "Concordia, the residence of the Hon. Rufus Doane, present senator from El Paso county, more generally known upon the frontier as Old Joe Doane . . ." Tri-Weekly State Times (Austin, Texas), 4/1/1854, p. 1, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Committee Informationtop 6th R.S. - 1855 Indian Affairs   Judicial Districts, Select   Land Titles West of Nueces River, Select   Militia   Private Land Claims   State Affairs   5th R.S. - 1853 Counties and County Boundaries   Indian Affairs (Chair)  Judicial Districts   Privileges and Elections   4th R.S. - 1851 Apportionment   Claims and Accounts   Indian Affairs   Internal Improvements   Privileges and Elections   Public Lands   State Affairs

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