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Henry Sackett

Henry H. Sackett

Full Name: Henry H. Sackett
Date of birth: February 23, 1851
Date of death: December 19, 1928

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 125 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th   Democrat Coleman / Coleman   Brown, Coleman
H 112 Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 36th   Democrat Coleman / Coleman   Coleman, Concho
H 112 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat Burkett / Coleman   Coleman, Concho
H 112 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Camp Colorado / Coleman   Coleman, Concho
H 112 Sep 11, 1914 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd (5) (6) (7)   Democrat Coleman / Coleman   Coleman, Concho

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Camp Colorado. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(2) Camp Colorado. House Journal. ↩
(3) Camp Colorado, Coleman County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(4) Burkett. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(5) 33rd Legislature, 2nd C.S. - Oaths of Office Administered, Del W. Harrington and Henry Sackett, 9/11/1914, p. 165. House Journal. ↩
(6) Henry H. Sackett, in special election 9/8/1914, sworn 9/11/1914, succeeded E.A. McDaniel, resigned 9/20/1913. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(7) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 34th-36th and 38th Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
38th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Coleman / Coleman
Counties in district:
Brown, Coleman

Legislatures:
36th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Coleman / Coleman
Counties in district:
Coleman, Concho

Legislatures:
35th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Burkett / Coleman
Counties in district:
Coleman, Concho

Legislatures:
34th (1) (2) (3) (4)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Camp Colorado / Coleman
Counties in district:
Coleman, Concho

Legislatures:
33rd (5) (6) (7)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Coleman / Coleman
Counties in district:
Coleman, Concho

Terms of service notes


(1) Camp Colorado. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(2) Camp Colorado. House Journal. ↩
(3) Camp Colorado, Coleman County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(4) Burkett. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(5) 33rd Legislature, 2nd C.S. - Oaths of Office Administered, Del W. Harrington and Henry Sackett, 9/11/1914, p. 165. House Journal. ↩
(6) Henry H. Sackett, in special election 9/8/1914, sworn 9/11/1914, succeeded E.A. McDaniel, resigned 9/20/1913. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(7) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 34th-36th and 38th Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩

Biographical Information

  • Henry Sackett, birth date 2/23/1851 in England; death date 12/19/1928 in Coleman County, Texas; retired ranchman. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Henry Sackett (1851-1928), burial in Coleman City Cemetery, Coleman, Coleman County. Includes obituary and muster roll card. Find a Grave.
  • Mentioned in "The Ghost of Camp Colorado," The End of the Trail: Western Stories, pp. 290-293. Google Books.
  • Mentioned in CAMP COLORADO. Handbook of Texas Online.
  • Obituary, "Henry Sackett Died at His Home at Camp Colorado Yesterday at Age of 77," Coleman Democrat-Voice, 12/20/1928, pp. 1, 8, crediting Coleman Public Library. Born 2/23/1851 in Orsett, Essex County, England; "member of the Frontier Battalion of Texas Rangers organized under Governor Coke's administration in 1874." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Obituary, "Henry Sackett Dies," Monday, 12/24/1928 (dateline Coleman, Tex., 12/23/1928). Born 1851 in Essex County, England, "died at his home at Camp Colorado Wednesday (12/19/1928)." San Antonio Express.
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

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