DeWitt Clinton Giddings
Full Name: DeWitt Clinton GiddingsDate of birth: January 27, 1863
Date of death: November 27, 1927
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 47 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th | Democrat | Brenham / Washington | Washington |
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House District 47
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 Legislatures: 24th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Brenham / Washington Counties in district: Washington |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- D.C. Giddings, Jr. House Journal.
- 41st Legislature, R.S., 1/23/1929, p. 224. D.C. Giddings, birth date 1/27/1863, death date 11/27/1927. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, D.C. Giddings, pp. 95-96. Governors Who Have Been, and Other Public Men of Texas, 1921.
- Biographical sketch, Dewitt Clinton Giddings, Volume II, p. 881. Birth date 1/27/1863 in Brenham, marriage to Carrie Bassett 1884. "For a number of years he has served as chairman of the county Democratic executive committee, and was elected in 1895 and served one term in the twenty-fourth legislature . . . " Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs, 1910.
- Photos and biographical sketches of the Giddings Family, including Jabez Demming Giddings, member of the 11th Legislature, pp. 64-70, and D.C. Giddings, member of the 24th Legislature, pp. 79-82. Col. D.C. Giddings "admitted his son, DeWitt Clinton Giddings, to copartnership" of law firm, p. 75. Relatives: Jabez Demming Giddings - uncle, DeWitt Clinton Giddings - nephew. The History of Brenham and Washington County, 1915.
Other Resources
- D.C. Giddings, death date 11/27/1927 in Brenham, Washington County, banker. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Dewitt Clinton Giddings, photo, burial in Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham, Washington County. Find a Grave.
- David C. Giddings, Jr. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Photographs
- Photograph. D.J. Giddings, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information top
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24th R.S. - 1895
Finance Insurance, Statistics, and History Military Affairs Redistricting the State into Judicial Districts, Special Rules State Affairs |
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