Matthew Duncan Ector
Full Name: Matthew Duncan EctorDate of birth: February 28, 1822
Date of death: October 29, 1879
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 22 | Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th | Henderson / Rusk | Rusk |
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House District 22
Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 Legislatures: 6th Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk Counties in district: Rusk |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biography, Mathew Duncan Ector, pp. 165-168. Bench and Bar of Texas, 1885.
- ECTOR, MATHEW DUNCAN (1822-1879). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Mathew Duncan Ector, Presiding Judge, Texas Court of Appeals, 1876-1879. Justices of Texas, 1836-1986 (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2004.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Colonel, 14th Texas Cavalry; Brigadier General, appointed 8/23/1862. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Matthew Duncan Ector, p. 73. Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.
- Matthew Duncan Ector. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
- Confederate States Army, Brigadier General. Historical marker, Matthew Duncan Ector, Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
- Biographical sketch and portrait, Matthew Duncan Ector, pp. 4, 26, 77, Plate No. 4. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.
Other Resources
- Matthew Duncan Ector, birth date 2/28/1822, death date 10/29/1879, burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston. Includes portrait, historical marker photo. Find a Grave.
- ECTOR COUNTY named for Mathew D. Ector. Handbook of Texas Online.
Photographs
- Photograph. M.D. Ector, Texas Jurists Collection
Committee Information top
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6th R.S. - 1855
Federal Relations (Chair) Private Land Claims No. 1 Private Land Claims No. 2 Public Debt Slaves and Slavery |
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