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Henry Clay Davis Full Name: Henry Clay Davis Date of birth: September 29, 1814 Date of death: December 8, 1866 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 21 Nov 14, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 3rd (1) (2) (3) (4)     Rancho Davis / Starr   Cameron, Starr, Webb (1) 21st Senatorial District comprised of Starr, Webb, and Cameron Counties, Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. (2) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. (3) 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). (4) 3rd Legislature, Regular Session - Not present at the organization of the Senate. 11/14/1849, p. 117, "Mr. H. Clay Davis, Senator from the Twenty-first Sen[a]torial District, came forward, presented his credentials, and took the oath of office and his seat." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch of Honorable H. Clay Davis, Chapter XIV, Davis's Ranche. Following the Drum: a Glimpse of Frontier Life, 1859. Henry Clay Davis' service in Texas Legislature mentioned in biographical sketch of brother Richard T. Davis, pp. 246-247. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894. Military Service Notes Texas State Troops, Brigadier General, District 32. Henry Clay Davis. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002. Brigadier General of the Texas State Troops, 1861, pp. 58-59. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965. Other Resources Henry Clay Davis (1814-1866), interment in Rio Grande City Downtown Historic Cemetery, Starr County. First County Clerk. Founding father of RGC. Find a Grave. Mentioned in Rio Grande City. "Henry Clay Davis, an adventurous Kentuckian who survived the Mier expedition and formed the present town from Davis Landing or Rancho Davis in 1847. . ." Handbook of Texas Online. Mentioned in Starr County. "In 1847 Henry Clay Davis established the town of Rancho Davis on the Rio Grande near the site of the former Carnestolendas Ranch" (later Rio Grande City). Handbook of Texas Online. Mentioned in 3rd Legislature, p. 196. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990. Committee Informationtop 3rd R.S. - 1849 County Boundaries   Finance   Governor's Message, Select   Indian Affairs   Judicial Districts, Select   Military Affairs   Printing and Contingent Expenses

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