Jewett Harbert Davenport

Full Name: Jewett Harbert Davenport
Date of birth: November 1, 1828
Date of death: November 4, 1892

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	24	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883	16th ⁽³⁾ 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Eastland / Eastland		Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Coryell, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hood, Jones, Palo Pinto, Runnels, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens, Taylor
S	17	Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876	14th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Belton / Bell		Bell, Falls, Milam

(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(3) 16th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/14/1879, p. 3. Senate Journal.
(4) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Ordinance adopted by Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas, 1875. Remained in effect from its passage until first reapportionment after 1880 Census. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(5) 14th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of Senators elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1874, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(6) "Because of the adoption of the new constitution [of 1876], any member of the 14th Legislature who wished to continue to serve had to run for reelection," p. 220. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

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Senate District 24
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 16th ⁽³⁾ 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Eastland / Eastland
Counties in district: Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Coryell, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hood, Jones, Palo Pinto, Runnels, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens, Taylor

Senate District 17
Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876
Legislatures: 14th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Belton / Bell
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, Milam

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Biographical Sketches

DAVENPORT, JOUETT HARBERT (1828-1892). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Jewett Harbert Davenport, p. 247. Born 11/1/1828 in Clark County, Georgia. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Major, 30th Texas Cavalry. J.H. Davenport, death date 11/4/1892, widow Mrs. M.S. Davenport, marriage date 12/4/1851 in Campbell County, Georgia. Pension File No. 00316, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
Confederate States Army, Major, 30th Texas Cavalry Regiment, Trans-Mississippi Department. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

"Death of J.H. Davenport" and "J.H. Davenport Dead: The Late Candidate for Congress from the 13th District Dies at His Home," Fort Worth Gazette, 11/5/1892, p. 8, col. 3-4. Died 11/4/1892 in Ranger, Texas, ex-state senator. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
Hon. J.H. Davenport, birth date 11/1/1828, death date 11/4/1892, burial in Eastland City Cemetery, Eastland, Eastland County. Find a Grave.
Senator Jouett Harbert Davenport, born 11/1/1828 in Campbell County, Georgia; died 11/4/1892 in Eastland, Eastland County. The Descendants of William & Elizabeth Davenport. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.

Photographs

Photograph. J.H. Davenport, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.H. Davenport, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

17th R.S. - 1881 Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries Enrolled Bills Frontier Protection (Chair) Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Public Lands Public Printing Stock and Stock Raising
16th R.S. - 1879 Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries Enrolled Bills Federal Relations Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Public Lands Public Printing (Chair) Stock and Stock Raising
14th R.S. - 1874 Lighting the State House with Gas Militia Printing (Chair) Privileges and Elections Public Buildings Removal of Judge J.J. Thornton, 24th Judicial District

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