Samuel Houston Green
Full Name: Samuel Houston GreenDate of birth: January 5, 1846
Date of death: October 24, 1927
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 9 | Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 | 30th | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison | |
| H | 21 | Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 | 25th (1) | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison |
(1) S.H. Green announced "as a candidate for re-election to the legislature . . . subject to the action of the citizens' party," "For the Legislature," 5/19/1898, p. 8, 6th col. Marshall Evening Messenger.
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House District 9
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 Legislatures: 30th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison |
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House District 21
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 Legislatures: 25th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison |
(1) S.H. Green announced "as a candidate for re-election to the legislature . . . subject to the action of the citizens' party," "For the Legislature," 5/19/1898, p. 8, 6th col. Marshall Evening Messenger.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Obituary, "Deaths: Judge S.H. Green," Wednesday evening, 10/26/1927, p. 3. "He has represented Harris County twice in the legislature . . ." Marshall Evening Messenger.
- Biographical sketch, S.H. Green, pp. 112-113. Born 1/5/1846 near Huntingdon, Tennessee; married Mattie Nesbitt in 1868, daughter of Nathan Nesbitt of Harrison County. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company C, Bird's Battalion of Couriers at Shreveport, Louisiana; War Department memo: Pvt. Capt. Jas. E. Hayden's Company, 1st Battalion, Texas-Mississippi Cavalry, subsequently became Company D, joined for duty and enrolled 2/16/1864 at Harrison County, Texas, commanded by Maj. T.J. Bird. Sam Houston Green of Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; born circa 1845 in Carroll County, Tennessee; death date 10/24/1927 in Harrison County, Texas; widow Mrs. Mattie Green of Marshall, Harrison County, marriage date 10/28/1868 in Harrison County. Pension File Nos. 37520 (S.H. Green) and 43445 (Sam Houston Green), Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
Other Resources
- Census of 1880 - Samuel Green, Marshall, Harrison County, age 34, born circa 1846 in Texas, farmer, spouse Mattie.
Census of 1900 - Sam Green, Harrison County, age 54, born January 1846 in Texas, farmer, spouse Martha.
Census of 1910 - Samuel H. Green, Marshall, Harrison County, age 64, born circa 1846 in Texas, farmer, spouse Mattie A.
FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910 - S.H. Green, birth date 1/5/1846 in Tennessee; death date 10/24/1927 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Judge S.H. Green (1846-1926), burial in Nesbitt Cemetery, Nesbitt, Harrison County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "Judge S.H. Green Harrison Pioneer is Buried Today," 10/25/1927, p. 6. Longview News-Journal.
Photographs
- Photograph. S.H. Green, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. S.H. Green, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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