Antoine Superviele

Full Name: Antoine Superviele
Other surnames: Superveile
Date of birth: 1809
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 30 Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 2, 1857 5th (3) (4)   6th (1) (2)     San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar

(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) Roster of members elect of the 5th Legislature, state elections, 1853. Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/20/1853, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 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.

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Senate District 30
Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 2, 1857
Legislatures: 5th (3) (4)   6th (1) (2)  
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

(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) Roster of members elect of the 5th Legislature, state elections, 1853. Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/20/1853, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 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.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, A. Superveile, age 44 (born circa 1809), native of France, emigrated from France in 1843, lawyer, postoffice San Antonio, Bexar County. House Journal.

Other Resources

  • Possibly A. Superviele, candidate for Senator, 30th District, The Daily Ledger and Texan (San Antonio, Texas), 7/19/1861, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History; and A. Superviele described in J. Fred Rippy, "Mexican Projects of the Confederates," III. Confederate relations with the monarchical party in Mexico, 1863, Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 4, April 1919, pp. 304-307. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Southwestern Historical Quarterly The Daily Ledger and Texan
  • Biographical notes, p. 246. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

Committee Information top

6th R.S. - 1855
Counties and County Boundaries  
Judiciary  
Penitentiary  
Public Lands  
5th R.S. - 1853
Judiciary  
Militia  
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