Harry Haynes

Full Name: Harry Haynes
Date of birth: March 10, 1848
Date of death: September 5, 1905

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	72	Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887	19th	Democrat	Independence / Washington		Burleson, Lee, Washington
H	40	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Independence / Washington		Burleson, Washington

(1) Haynes, a democrat, was elected floater for Washington and Burleson counties, p. 1, 11/5/1880. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Independent Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

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House District 72
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887
Legislatures: 19th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Independence / Washington
Counties in district: Burleson, Lee, Washington

House District 40
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Independence / Washington
Counties in district: Burleson, Washington

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Biographical Sketches

Portrait and biographical sketch, Hon. A.G. Haynes, pp. 714-717. Born 8/1/1805 in Green County, Georgia, death date 3/22/1870. "In 1856 he was elected to the Legislature and served with ability and eminent fidelity." Relatives: Albert G. Haynes - father; Harry Haynes - son. The Life and Writings of Rufus C. Burleson: Containing a Biography of Dr. Burleson by Hon. Harry Haynes, 1901.
Biographical sketch, Harry Haynes, pp. 29-30. Born 3/9/1848 in Independence, Washington County. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.

Other Resources

Obituaries, "Col. Harry Haynes Met Tragic Death," 9/6/1905, p. 3, and "Remains of Col. Haynes Taken to Independence," 9/8/1905, p. 8. Austin Statesman.
Harry Haynes, age 57, death date 9/5/1905 in Austin, Travis County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Harry Haynes, birth date 3/10/1848, death date 9/5/1905, burial in Old Independence Cemetery, Independence, Washington County. Includes obituaries from the Brenham Weekly Banner, 9/7/1905, and Fort Worth Telegram, 9/6/1905; member of the 17th and 19th Legislatures. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Harry Haynes, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Harry Haynes, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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19th R.S. - 1885 Constitutional Amendments Funeral of General William Steele Internal Improvement Penitentiaries (Chair) Penitentiaries
17th R.S. - 1881 Agricultural and Mechanical College and State Normal Schools, Visit Agriculture Finance Public Debt Towns and City Corporations

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