Demosthenes Franklin Goss

Full Name: Demosthenes Franklin Goss
Date of birth: April 25, 1855
Date of death: May 11, 1925

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	29	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Seymour / Baylor	Dean of the Senate. (27th)	Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young, Greer
S	29	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901	25th ⁽⁴⁾ 26th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Seymour / Baylor		Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young, Greer
S	29	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897	23rd ⁽⁶⁾ 24th ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Seymour / Baylor		Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young, Greer

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 27th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(5) 24th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(6) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893

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Senate District 29
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Dean of the Senate. (27th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seymour / Baylor
Counties in district: Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young, Greer

Senate District 29
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 25th ⁽⁴⁾ 26th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seymour / Baylor
Counties in district: Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young, Greer

Senate District 29
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 23rd ⁽⁶⁾ 24th ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seymour / Baylor
Counties in district: Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young, Greer

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Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo, Demosthenes Franklin Goss (1855-1925). The Strangest Names in American Political History.
Biographical sketch, D.F. Goss, pp. 48-50. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Biographical sketch, D.F. Goss, p. 81. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - Demosthenes T. Goss, Baylor County, age 45, born April 1855 in Texas, lawyer, spouse Estelle T. Goss, father Ephraim Goss.
Census of 1910 - Demosthanes F. Goss, Seymour, Baylor County, age 54, lawyer, spouse Estella.
Census of 1920 - D.F. Goss, Seymour, Baylor County, age 64, lawyer, spouse Estell.
FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920
D.F. Goss, birth date 4/25/1855, death date 5/11/1925 in Dallas, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
D.F. Goss, birth date 4/25/1855, death date 5/11/1925, burial in Masonic Cemetery, Seymour, Baylor County; biographical sketch of Honorable Demosthenes Franklin Goss. Find a Grave.
Demosthenes F. Goss. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Reprint of Waco Times-Herald, March 4, 1898: "Senator D.F. Goss of Baylor county, spent yesterday in the city with friends. Senator Goss is a candidate for land commissioner. He leaves today for Corsicana." RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
Death notice, "Judge D.F. Goss, Former Senator, Dies of Pneumonia," 5/12/1925, p. 21. San Antonio Light.

Photographs

Photograph. D.F. Goss, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.F. Goss, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.F. Goss, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.F. Goss, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. D.F. Goss, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

27th R.S. - 1901 Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation Privileges and Elections Public Lands and Land Office Rules Stock and Stock-Raising (Chair)
26th R.S. - 1899 Counties and County Boundaries Educational Affairs (Chair) Insurance, Statistics and History Judicial Districts Public Lands and Land Office Rules Stock and Stock Raising
25th R.S. - 1897 Constitutional Amendments Education Frontier Protection General Land Office Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands (Chair) Rules Stock and Stock Raising Uniformity of Text-books, Special
24th R.S. - 1895 Civil Code, Special Education Frontier Protection General Land Office Judiciary No. 1 Land Office, Special Joint Committee to Investigate Moving the Mining and Irrigation Private Land Claims Public Lands (Chair) State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising
23rd R.S. - 1893 Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) Education Federal Relations Judiciary No. 2 North Texas Insane Asylum, Joint Committee to visit the Private Land Claims Privileges and Elections Public Lands Roads and Bridges Southwestern Lunatic Asylum, Joint Committee to visit the Stock and Stockraising Town and City Corporations

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