Lisbon C. Stewart

Full Name: Lisbon C. Stewart
Date of birth: March 19, 1869
Date of death: March 16, 1928

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	13	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Kirbyville / Jasper	Jasper, Newton
H	9	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Magnolia Springs / Jasper	Jasper, Newton, Sabine
H	9	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Magnolia Springs / Jasper	Jasper, Newton, Sabine

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House District 13
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kirbyville / Jasper
Counties in district: Jasper, Newton

House District 9
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Magnolia Springs / Jasper
Counties in district: Jasper, Newton, Sabine

House District 9
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Magnolia Springs / Jasper
Counties in district: Jasper, Newton, Sabine

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Other Resources

"Representative Stewart Distinguished Visitor in Bryan Today," 1/19/1924, p. 1. "Hon. L.C. Stewart of Kirbyville, representative of the 13th district composed of Jasper and Newton counties . . . designated by his friends in the House as 'Syrup Stewart' because his counties can boast of as fine syrup as there is made in the world." Mentions son John, student at A&M. Bryan Eagle.
Census of 1900 - Lisbon Steward, Newton County, age 31, born March 1869, manager/store, spouse Ophelia.
Census of 1910 - Condor Stewart, Jasper County, age 41, born circa 1870, merchant, spouse Ophelia, sons Parks M., Edward A., John C., and Robert E., daughter Mary H. No L.C. Stewart in Jasper County.
Census of 1920 - Lisbon C. Stewart, Jasper County, age 50, born circa 1870, farmer, spouse Ophelia, sons Alvin, John C., Robert E., Woodrow, and Milam P., daughter Mary H. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920
L. Caudor Stewart, birth date 3/19/1868 in Newton County; death date 3/16/1928 in Kirbyville, Jasper County; real estate dealer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Lisbon Conder Stewart, birth date 3/19/1869, death date 3/16/1928, burial in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, with Ophelia Stewart. Includes photograph. Find a Grave.
34th Legislature (1915) and 35th Legislature (1917) - L.C. Stewart, postoffice Magnolia Springs, nativity Texas, age 46/48 (born circa 1869), real estate and banking, Democrat.
38th Legislature (1923) - L.C. Stewart, postoffice Kirbyville, nativity Texas, age 53 (born circa 1870), retired mer. and farmer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. 34th 35th 38th
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. L.C. Stewart, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L. C. Stewart, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.C. Steward, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923 Claims and Accounts Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair) Establishing a Branch of Texas State Normal School at Decatur, Investigate, Joint Committee Live Stock and Stock Raising State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations Subcommittee on the Orphan Home Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit State Prison Farms Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit State Prisons at Huntsville and Rusk Public Debt (Chair) State Affairs State Asylums
34th R.S. - 1915 Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) Contingent Expenses Education Public Buildings and Grounds State Asylums

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