Robert Evans Hendry
Full Name: Robert Evans HendryOther surnames: Handry
Date of birth: July 10, 1847
Date of death: February 10, 1910
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 8 | Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 | 19th | Democrat | Rusk / Cherokee | Cherokee |
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House District 8
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 Legislatures: 19th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Rusk / Cherokee Counties in district: Cherokee |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, R.E. Hendry, p. 27. Born 7/10/1847 in Harris County, Georgia. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Judge Robert E. Hendry, Volume I, pp. 360-363. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company F, 5th Georgia Reserves. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.
Other Resources
- R.E. Handry, p. 164. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885.
- Robert Evans Hendry, birth date 7/10/1847, death date 2/10/1910, burial at Elmwood Cemetery in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County. Includes death notice from Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2/10/1910. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "R.E. Hendry Dead: Was A Pioneer Developer of Mineral Wells," 2/11/1910, p. 2. Fort Worth Record and Register.
- Obituaries, "Judge Hendry Is Dead," 2/10/1910, p. 1. Born 7/10/1846 in Harris County, Georgia, joined Confederate Army at age 16.
"Judge Hendry Dead: One of the Founders of Mineral Wells Passes Away at Wichita Falls," 2/12/1910, p. 5, from Mineral Wells Index. Formerly of Rusk, Cherokee County, served in 20th [sic] Legislature. Wichita Falls Times.
Photographs
- Photograph. R.E. Hendry, 19th 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.
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19th R.S. - 1885
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