Thomas W. Kennedy

Full Name: Thomas W. Kennedy
Date of birth: August 1, 1838
Date of death: July 7, 1907

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	85	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata
H	83	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891	21st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Duval, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Zapata, Encinal
H	83	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Duval, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Zapata, Encinal
H	83	Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887	19th	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Duval, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Zapata, Encinal

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Terms of Service top

House District 85
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata

House District 83
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 21st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Duval, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Zapata, Encinal

House District 83
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Duval, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Zapata, Encinal

House District 83
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887
Legislatures: 19th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Duval, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Zapata, Encinal

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, T.W. Kennedy, p. 37. Born 1838 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Incorrectly states Kennedy represented the 38th district. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Biographical sketch, T.W. Kennedy, p. 150. Born 1838 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "He came to Brownsville, Texas, in 1870, and subsequently removed to Rio Grande City, his present home." Incorrectly states Kennedy represented the 38th district. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - J.W. [T.W.] Kennedy, Rio Grande City, Starr County, born August 1838 in Pennsylvania, physician. FamilySearch.
Thomas W. Kennedy, estimated birth year 1839, death date 7/7/1907 in Rio Grande City. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Obituary, 7/12/1907, p. 9. "Dr. T.W. Kennedy died here on 8th inst. after a short illness and was buried Tuesday in the cemetery at Fort Ringgold." Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. T.W. Kennedy, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. T.W. Kennedy, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.W. Kennedy, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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

23rd R.S. - 1893 Irrigation Mining and Minerals Public Debt Public Health and Vital Statistics Southwestern Lunatic Asylum, Joint Committee to visit the State Asylums Town and City Corporations
21st R.S. - 1889 Federal Relations Irrigation Military Affairs Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health and Vital Statistics (Chair) State Asylums
20th R.S. - 1887 Indian Affairs Internal Improvement Public Health and Vital Statistics State Asylums
19th R.S. - 1885 Federal Relations Internal Improvement Military Affairs State Asylums

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