John T. Buchanan

Full Name: John T. Buchanan
Date of birth: April 14, 1852
Date of death: January 29, 1882

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	16	Feb 17, 1880 - Jan 29, 1882	16th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Anderson / Grimes		Grimes, Madison, Trinity, Walker

(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) James G. McDonald, sworn 4/6/1882, succeeded John T. Buchanan, died 1/29/1882. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(4) 17th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/11/1881, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(5) Democrat - "Senatorial Election Contest," 2/11/1880, p. 1. Huntsville, Feb. 10 - Senate District 16 election, John T. Buchanan - "Buchanan is the democratic candidate." Galveston Daily News.
(6) John T. Buchanan, in special election 2/17/1880, succeeded James R. Burnett, resigned 10/9/1879. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Senate District 16
Feb 17, 1880 - Jan 29, 1882
Legislatures: 16th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Anderson / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Madison, Trinity, Walker

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Resolutions and Journal entries

17th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial resolutions for the Hon. Stephen Powers, Senator from the 29th District; the Hon. J.M. Martin, Senator from the 11th District; and the Hon. John T. Buchanan, Senator from the 16th District, 4/22/1882. Buchanan born 4/14/1852 in Harris County, Georgia. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Death notice, "Death of Senator J.T. Buchanan," The Galveston Daily News, 1/31/1882, p. 1. Death date Sunday, 1/29/1882.
"Resolutions of Respect," Noble Grand of Altamira Lodge, No. 55, I.O.O.F., Anderson, Grimes County, The Galveston Daily News, 2/8/1882, p. 2, both crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Death Notice Resolutions of Respect

Other Resources

Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
Census of 1880 - John T. Buchanan, Anderson, Grimes County, age 28, born circa 1852 in Georgia, lawyer, single. FamilySearch.

Photographs

Photograph. J.T. Buchanan, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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17th R.S. - 1881
Counties and County Boundaries
Engrossed Bills (Chair)
Insurance, Statistics and History of Texas (Chair)
Judicial Districts
Judiciary No. 2
Penitentiaries
Private Land Claims
Retrenchment and Reform
State Asylums

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