Alvin Bosley Baker
Full Name: Alvin Bosley BakerDate of birth: October 16, 1834
Date of death: July 4, 1914
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 4 | Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd | Democrat | Clarksville / Red River | Red River |
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House District 4
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 Legislatures: 23rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Clarksville / Red River Counties in district: Red River |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Alvin B. Baker, p. 43. Born 10/16/1835 in Cumberland County, Kentucky; served in Confederate army, Colonel Young's Regiment, then transferred to General S.B. Maxey's command; engaged in mercantile business in Clarksville, Texas. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, 9th Infantry, Company B, enlistment date 9/1/1861 in Red River County, Texas. Alvin Bosley Baker, born 1835 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, died 1914 in Red River County, Texas. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.
Other Resources
- A.B. Baker, birth date 1834, death date 7/4/1914, Clarksville Cemetery, Red River County, citing Red River Recollections and Clarksville Times. Burial, Cemetery and Death Records for Red River County, Texas, Lawrence and Sue Dale, On-Line Edition (Blossom, TX), 2014.
- Census of 1880 - A.B. Baker, Red River County, age 45, born circa 1846 in Kentucky, merchant, living in household of G.C. Baker.
Census of 1900 - A.B. Baker, Red River County, age 65, born November 1834 in Kentucky, farmer, wife Mary A. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 - A.B. Baker (1834-1914), burial in Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. A.B. Baker, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. A.B. Baker, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information top
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23rd R.S. - 1893
Agricultural Affairs County Government and County Finances Roads, Bridges and Ferries |
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