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Stephen Reaves
Full Name: Stephen Reaves
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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8
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Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853
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4th
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(3)
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Tyler / Smith
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Rusk, Smith
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(1)
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.
(2)
Senate District 8, represented Rusk and Smith counties. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(3)
4th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elect presented their credentials, qualified, and took their seats, 11/3/1851, pp. 3-4.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Listed in "Smith County and Seventh Senatorial District Legislators, 1st—16th Regular Sessions, 1846-1879," The Tyler Journal, 5/29/1936, p. 67, crediting Smith County Historical Society.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical notes, p. 210. Lawyer, born in Georgia, came to Tyler in 1846.
The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
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