Sterling L. Smith

Full Name: Sterling L. Smith
Date of birth: June 25, 1833
Date of death: June 13, 1904

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	2	Feb 9, 1870 - Feb 23, 1870	12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches		Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Trinity

(1) NACOGDOCHES, TX. Nacogdoches is the county seat of Nacogdoches County. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/9/1870. Election contest between E.L. [Sterling] Smith and W.H. Bonner resolved in Bonner's favor on 2/23/1870, pp. 58-59. House Journal. February 23, 1870 February 9, 1870
(3) "House Journal, Provisional Session, gives E.L. Smith and the Secretary of State register gives S.L. Smith. There are no other known sources. The 1870 federal census, the county tax rolls of the district, and the 1867 voter registration list show no E.L. Smith." Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) William H. Bonner, Jr., sworn 5/2/1870, succeeded Sterling L. Smith, unseated in election contest 2/23/1870. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) Sabine County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.

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House District 2
Feb 9, 1870 - Feb 23, 1870
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
Counties in district: Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Trinity

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Other Resources

Census of 1870 - Sterling L. Smith, Nacogdoches County, age 36, born circa 1834 in Georgia, schoolteacher.
Census of 1880 - Sterling L. Smith, Nacogdoches County, age 46, born circa 1834, Georgia, farmer and teacher.
Census of 1900 - S.L. Smith, Nacogdoches County, age 67, born July 1833 in Georgia, landlord. FamilySearch. 1870 1880 1900
S.L. Smith, birth date 6/25/1833, death date 6/13/1904, burial in Old North Church Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. Find a Grave.
Death notice, "Captain S.L. Smith Dead," The Batesville Herald, 6/18/1904, p. 1. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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12th Provisional - 1870
Enrolled Bills

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