George Merriwether
Full Name: George W. MerriwetherOther surnames: Meriwether
Date of birth: June 22, 1844
Date of death: March 20, 1885
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 87 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (1) | Democrat | Goliad / Goliad | Aransas, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria |
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
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House District 87
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 Legislatures: 18th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Goliad / Goliad Counties in district: Aransas, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria |
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
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Resolutions and Journal entries
- Memorial committee, resolution, and page, 19th Legislature, 3/30/1885, pp. 405, 409, 438-439. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Memorial resolution, 19th Legislature, 3/21/1885, pp. 369. Condolences on the death of George Meriwether extended to the Honorable Thomas Meriwether. Resolutions - Memorial.
Other Resources
- Census of 1880 - G.W. Merriwether, Goliad County, age 38, born circa 1842 in Tennessee, lawyer, wife Fannie. FamilySearch.
- George W. Meriwether, birth date 6/22/1844, death date 3/20/1885, burial in Peck Cemetery in Goliad, Goliad County. Find a Grave.
- Death of G.W. Meriwether, "The Goliad Tragedy," The Galveston Daily News, 3/29/1885, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Note on legislative proceedings, 4/4/1885, p. 3. ". . . whereas George Merriwether, member of the 18th legislature, was killed at Goliad yesterday, the sympathy of the legislature be extended to his brother, Hon. Tom Merriwether, a member of this house. . ." Relatives: George Merriwether and William Thomas Merriwether, brothers. Wise County Messenger.
- Account of the marriage of Senator D. McNeill Turner and Mrs. S.M. Franklin, daughter of George W. Meriwether of Goliad, a member of the 18th legislature. Roster of Senate members lists name D. McNeil Turner. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.
Photographs
- Photograph. G. Merriwether, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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